Yēlìmǐshū 14:5

5 Tiānyĕ de mǔ lù shēng xià xiǎo lù , jiù piĕ qì , yīnwei wú cǎo .

Yēlìmǐshū 14:5 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 14:5

Yea, the hind also calved in the field
Or brought forth her young in the field; of which see ( Job 39:1-4 ) , and which they sometimes did through fear, particularly when frightened with thunder and lightning; and which are common in a time of heat and drought, which is the case here; see ( Psalms 29:9 ) of these sort of creatures there were great plenty in Judea and the parts adjacent. Aelianus ^F26 says, the harts in Syria are bred on the highest mountains, Amanus, Lebanon, and Carmel; which were mountains on the borders of the land of Canaan; and the flesh of these was much used for food by the Jews; see ( Deuteronomy 12:15 Deuteronomy 12:22 ) ( Deuteronomy 14:4 Deuteronomy 14:5 ) ( 15:22 ) : and forsook it;
which, as it is a loving creature to its mate, so very careful of its young, and provident for it, and nourishes it, as Pliny

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FOOTNOTES:

F1 observes. The reason of such uncommon usage follows: because there was no grass;
for the hind to feed upon, and so had no milk to suckle its young with; and therefore left it to seek for grass elsewhere, that it might have food for itself, and milk for its young.
F26 De Anima. l. 5. c. 56.
F1 Nat. Hist. l. 8. c. 32.

Yēlìmǐshū 14:5 In-Context

3 Tāmende guìzhòu dǎfa jiā zhuàng dá shuǐ . tāmen lái dào shuǐ chí , jiàn méiyǒu shuǐ , jiù ná zhe kōng qìmǐn , méng xiūcán kuì , bào tóu ér huí .

4 Gēngdì de yĕ méng xiū bào tóu . yīnwei wú yǔ jiàng zaì dì shang , dì dōu gān liĕ .

5 Tiānyĕ de mǔ lù shēng xià xiǎo lù , jiù piĕ qì , yīnwei wú cǎo .

6 Yĕ lü zhàn zaì jìng guāng de gāo chù , chaúnqì hǎoxiàng yĕ gǒu . yīnwei wú cǎo , yǎnmù shī míng .

7 Yēhéhuá a , wǒmen de zuìniè suīrán zuò jiànzhèng gào wǒmen , hái qiú nǐ wèi nǐ míng de yuángù xíngshì . wǒmen bĕn shì duō cì bēi dào , dé zuì le nǐ .