Jérémie 14:5

5 Même la biche dans la campagne Met bas et abandonne sa portée, Parce qu'il n'y a point de verdure.

Jérémie 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.

Jérémie 14:5 In-Context

3 Les grands envoient les petits chercher de l'eau, Et les petits vont aux citernes, ne trouvent point d'eau, Et retournent avec leurs vases vides; Confus et honteux, ils se couvrent la tête.

4 La terre est saisie d'épouvante, Parce qu'il ne tombe point de pluie dans le pays, Et les laboureurs confus se couvrent la tête.

5 Même la biche dans la campagne Met bas et abandonne sa portée, Parce qu'il n'y a point de verdure.

6 Les ânes sauvages se tiennent sur les lieux élevés, Aspirant l'air comme des serpents; Leurs yeux languissent, parce qu'il n'y a point d'herbe.

7 Si nos iniquités témoignent contre nous, Agis à cause de ton nom, ô Eternel! Car nos infidélités sont nombreuses, Nous avons péché contre toi.