Jeremiah 14:2

2 “Judah mourns, her cities languish; they wail for the land, and a cry goes up from Jerusalem.

Jeremiah 14:2 in Other Translations

KJV
2 Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish; they are black unto the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up.
ESV
2 "Judah mourns, and her gates languish; her people lament on the ground, and the cry of Jerusalem goes up.
NLT
2 “Judah wilts; commerce at the city gates grinds to a halt. All the people sit on the ground in mourning, and a great cry rises from Jerusalem.
MSG
2 "Judah weeps, her cities mourn. The people fall to the ground, moaning, while sounds of Jerusalem's sobs rise up, up.
CSB
2 Judah mourns; her gates languish. [Her people] are on the ground in mourning; Jerusalem's cry rises up.

Jeremiah 14:2 In-Context

1 This is the word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought:
2 “Judah mourns, her cities languish; they wail for the land, and a cry goes up from Jerusalem.
3 The nobles send their servants for water; they go to the cisterns but find no water. They return with their jars unfilled; dismayed and despairing, they cover their heads.
4 The ground is cracked because there is no rain in the land; the farmers are dismayed and cover their heads.
5 Even the doe in the field deserts her newborn fawn because there is no grass.

Cross References 1

  • 1. S Isaiah 3:26; Jeremiah 8:21
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