Because the ground is chapt Through the violent heat of the sun, and want of rain; or, is broken F25; and crumbles into dust. The Targum is,
``because of sins, the inhabitants of the earth are broken:''
for there was no rain in the earth; this was the reason of the dearth, and of the famine, and why there was no water in the pits, and the ground was parched. It is to be understood of the land of Judea only, not of the whole earth: the ploughmen were ashamed; because they could not work the earth with their plough; were obliged to sit still, could do no work, or go on with their husbandry; nothing could be done for want of rain: they covered their heads; as before; (See Gill on Jeremiah 14:3). FOOTNOTES:
2
“Judá pranteia,as suas cidades estão definhandoe os seus habitantes se lamentam, prostrados no chão!O grito de Jerusalém sobe.
3
Os nobres mandam os seus servosà procura de água;eles vão às cisternas mas nada encontram.Voltam com os potes vaziose, decepcionados e desesperados,cobrem a cabeça.
4
A terra nada produziu,porque não houve chuva;e os lavradores, decepcionados,cobrem a cabeça.
5
Até mesmo a corça no campoabandona a cria recém-nascida,porque não há capim.
6
Os jumentos selvagens permanecem nos altos,farejando o vento como os chacais,mas a sua visão falha,por falta de pastagem”.