Jeremias 14:1

1 A palavra do Senhor, que veio a Jeremias, a respeito da seca.

Jeremias 14:1 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 14:1

The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah concerning the
dearth.
] Or, "concerning the words of straints" ^F24; that is, concerning the businesses of a drought, as the Targum; concerning the Lord's restraining rain from the earth, and forbidding the heavens dropping it down; the consequence of which is a drought, or dryness of the earth; and the effect of that a famine; when this was it is not anywhere said; it could not be the famine at the siege of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar, because that only affected the city; this all Judea. Some think it was in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah, long before the siege; and others, that it was in the reign of Jehoiakim, since we read of a fast in his time, ( Jeremiah 36:9 ) , which might be on this occasion; and it appears that there was one at this time, though not acceptable to God; see ( Jeremiah 14:12 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F24 (twrubh yrbd le) "super verbis, cohibitionum", Junius & Tremellius; "retentionum"; Tigurine version; "prohibitionum", Pagninus, Montanus.

Jeremias 14:1 In-Context

1 A palavra do Senhor, que veio a Jeremias, a respeito da seca.

2 Judá chora, e as suas portas estão enfraquecidas; eles se sentam de luto no chão; e o clamor de Jerusalém já vai subindo.

3 E os seus nobres mandam os seus inferiores buscar água; estes vão �s cisternas, e não acham água; voltam com os seus cântaros vazios; ficam envergonhados e confundidos, e cobrem as suas cabeças.

4 Por causa do solo ressecado, pois que não havia chuva sobre a terra, os lavradores ficam envergonhados e cobrem as suas cabeças.

5 Pois até a cerva no campo pare, e abandona sua cria, porquanto não há erva.