Jeremiah 14:1-6

Drought, Famine, Sword

1 This is the word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought:
2 “Judah mourns, her cities languish; they wail for the land, and a cry goes up from Jerusalem.
3 The nobles send their servants for water; they go to the cisterns but find no water. They return with their jars unfilled; dismayed and despairing, they cover their heads.
4 The ground is cracked because there is no rain in the land; the farmers are dismayed and cover their heads.
5 Even the doe in the field deserts her newborn fawn because there is no grass.
6 Wild donkeys stand on the barren heights and pant like jackals; their eyes fail for lack of food.”

Cross References 8

  • 1. S Deuteronomy 28:22; S Isaiah 5:6
  • 2. S Isaiah 3:26; Jeremiah 8:21
  • 3. S Deuteronomy 28:48; S 2 Kings 18:31; Job 6:19-20
  • 4. 2 Samuel 15:30; S Esther 6:12
  • 5. S Jeremiah 3:3; S Jeremiah 12:11; Amos 4:8; Zechariah 14:17
  • 6. Isaiah 15:6
  • 7. S Job 39:5-6; S Psalms 104:11; S Jeremiah 2:24
  • 8. S Genesis 47:4
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