Jeremiah 14:1-6

Drought and a Prayer for Mercy

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1} That which came as the word of the Lord to Jeremiah in regard to the ^(A)drought:

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“Judah mourns
And ^(B)her gates languish;
They sit on the ground ^(C)in mourning,
And the ^(D)cry of Jerusalem has ascended.

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“Their nobles have ^(E)sent their ^(a)servants for water;
They have come to the ^(F)cisterns and found no water.
They have returned with their vessels empty;
They have been ^(G)put to shame and humiliated,
And they ^(H)cover their heads.

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“Because the ^(I)ground is ^(b)cracked,
For there has been ^(J)no rain on the land;
The ^(K)farmers have been put to shame,
They have covered their heads.

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“For even the doe in the field has given birth only to abandon her young,
Because there is ^(L)no grass.

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“The ^(M)wild donkeys stand on the bare heights;
They pant for air like jackals,
Their eyes fail
For there is ^(N)no vegetation.

Footnotes:

a. Jeremiah 14:3: ['Lit ', little ones]

b. Jeremiah 14:4: ['Lit ', shattered]

Cross references:

A. Jeremiah 14:1: Jeremiah 17:8

B. Jeremiah 14:2: Isaiah 3:26

C. Jeremiah 14:2: Jeremiah 8:21

D. Jeremiah 14:2: 1 Samuel 5:12; Jeremiah 11:11; Jeremiah 46:12; Zechariah 7:13

F. Jeremiah 14:3: Jeremiah 2:13

G. Jeremiah 14:3: Job 6:20; Psalm 40:14

H. Jeremiah 14:3: 2 Samuel 15:30

I. Jeremiah 14:4: Joel 1:19; Joel 1:20

J. Jeremiah 14:4: Jeremiah 3:3

K. Jeremiah 14:4: Joel 1:11

L. Jeremiah 14:5: Isaiah 15:6

M. Jeremiah 14:6: Job 39:5; Job 39:6; Jeremiah 2:24

N. Jeremiah 14:6: Joel 1:18