Geremia 14:1

1 La parola dell’Eterno che fu rivolta a Geremia in occasione della siccità.

Geremia 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.

Geremia 14:1 In-Context

1 La parola dell’Eterno che fu rivolta a Geremia in occasione della siccità.

2 Giuda è in lutto, e le assemblee delle sue porte languiscono, giacciono per terra in abito lugubre; il grido di Gerusalemme sale al cielo.

3 I nobili fra loro mandano i piccoli a cercar dell’acqua; e questi vanno alle cisterne, non trovano acqua, e tornano coi loro vasi vuoti; sono pieni di vergogna, di confusione, e si coprono il capo.

4 Il suolo e costernato perché non v’è stata pioggia nel paese; i lavoratori sono pieni di confusione e si coprono il capo.

5 Perfino la cerva nella campagna figlia, e abbandona il suo parto perché non v’è erba;