Jeremiah 14:5

Modern

Even the doe in the field deserts her newborn fawn because there is no grass.

Traditional

Yea, the hind also calved in the field, and forsook it, because there was no grass.

Literal

Indeed, even the doe in the field has brought forth—to forsake it because there is no grass.

Latin

Nam et cerva in agro peperit, et reliquit, quia non erat herba.

Hebrew

English

Even the doe in the field deserts her newborn fawn because there is no grass.

Both people and animals suffered during the drought.
The farmers covered their heads with rough burlap to show shame, humiliation, and mourning.

This chapter is a conversation between the Lord, Jeremiah, and the people. It began because a severe drought affected the land.

Psalm 29:9
The voice of the LORD twists the oaks and strips the forests bare. And in His temple all cry, “Glory!”
Job 39:1–4
“Do you know when mountain goats give birth? Have you watched the doe bear her fawn?
Isaiah 15:6
The waters of Nimrim are dried up, and the grass is withered; the vegetation is gone, and the greenery is no more.