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The ground is cracked since no rain [has fallen] on the land. The farmers are ashamed; they cover their heads.
Jeremiah 14:4 Meaning and Commentary
Jeremiah 14:4
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:
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“Judah mourns, her cities languish; they wail for the land, and a cry goes up from Jerusalem.
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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.
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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 1
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S Jeremiah 3:3; S Jeremiah 12:11; Amos 4:8; Zechariah 14:17