Thematic Bible
Jeremiah 14:1 (show verse)
The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought:
Jeremiah 14:2 (show verse)
her gates languish.
Her people are on the ground in mourning;
Jerusalem’s cry rises up.
Jeremiah 14:3 (show verse)
They go to the cisterns;
they find no water;
their containers return empty.
They are ashamed and humiliated;
they cover their heads.
Jeremiah 14:4 (show verse)
since no rain has fallen on the land.
The farmers are ashamed;
they cover their heads.
Jeremiah 14:5 (show verse)
gives birth and abandons her fawn
since there is no grass.
Jeremiah 14:6 (show verse)
panting for air like jackals.
Their eyes fail
because there are no green plants.
Jeremiah 14:7 (show verse)
Yahweh, act for Your name’s sake.
Indeed, our rebellions
we have sinned against You.
Backsliding » Results of » Selfish absorption
Backsliding » Sin of, to be confessed
Backsliding » Liable to continue and increase
Confession of sin » Examples of national
Confession of sin » Should be accompanied with » Prayer for forgiveness
intercession » Additional instances of » Jeremiah, for israel
Jeremiah » The prophet » Prayers of
Nation » Spiritual » Sins of
Sin » Confession of » Examples of national
Backsliding » Sin of, to be confessed
Backsliding » Liable to continue and increase
Confession of sin » Examples of national
Confession of sin » Should be accompanied with » Prayer for forgiveness
intercession » Additional instances of » Jeremiah, for israel
Jeremiah » The prophet » Prayers of
Nation » Spiritual » Sins of
Sin » Confession of » Examples of national
Jeremiah 14:8 (show verse)
its Savior in time of distress,
why are You like a foreigner in the land,
like a traveler stopping only for the night?
Jeremiah 14:9 (show verse)
like a warrior unable to save?
Yet You are among us, Yahweh,
and we are called by Your name.
Don’t leave us!
Jeremiah 14:10 (show verse)
This is what the Lord says concerning these people:
Truly they love to wander;
they never rest their feet.
So the Lord does not accept them.
Now He will remember their guilt
and punish their sins.
they never rest their feet.
So the Lord does not accept them.
Now He will remember their guilt
and punish their sins.
Error » Known to God » Loved by men
intercession » Additional instances of » Jeremiah, for israel
Love » Of home » Of sin
Prayer, answers to » Denied to those who » Forsake God
Intercessory prayer » Unavailing for the obstinately-impenitent
Sin » Love of
Sin » Internal » Loved by men
Straying » Those that go astray
Transgression » Known to God » Loved by men
intercession » Additional instances of » Jeremiah, for israel
Love » Of home » Of sin
Prayer, answers to » Denied to those who » Forsake God
Intercessory prayer » Unavailing for the obstinately-impenitent
Sin » Love of
Sin » Internal » Loved by men
Straying » Those that go astray
Transgression » Known to God » Loved by men
Jeremiah 14:11 (show verse)
Then the Lord said to me, “Do not pray for the well-being of these people.
Jeremiah 14:12 (show verse)
If they fast, I will not hear their cry of despair. If they offer burnt offering and grain offering, I will not accept them. Rather, I will finish them off by sword, famine, and plague.”
Jeremiah 14:13 (show verse)
And I replied, “Oh no, Lord God! The prophets are telling them, ‘You won’t see sword or suffer famine. I will certainly give you true peace in this place.’”
Jeremiah 14:14 (show verse)
But the Lord said to me, “These prophets are prophesying a lie in My name. I did not send them, nor did I command them or speak to them. They are prophesying to you a false vision, worthless divination, the deceit of their own minds.
Deceit » False teachers » Preach
Deceit » Preach
Divination » Practised by » False prophets
intercession » Additional instances of » Jeremiah, for israel
Prophecy » Guilt of pretending to the gift of
Prophets » FALSE » Punishment of
False prophets » Not sent or commissioned by God
False prophets » Often practised divination and witchcraft
False prophets » Prophesied » Lies in the name of the lord
Sending and those sent » Who the lord did not send
Sorcery » Practiced » By false prophets
Vision » A mode of revelation
Visions » False prophets pretended to have seen
Deceit » Preach
Divination » Practised by » False prophets
intercession » Additional instances of » Jeremiah, for israel
Prophecy » Guilt of pretending to the gift of
Prophets » FALSE » Punishment of
False prophets » Not sent or commissioned by God
False prophets » Often practised divination and witchcraft
False prophets » Prophesied » Lies in the name of the lord
Sending and those sent » Who the lord did not send
Sorcery » Practiced » By false prophets
Vision » A mode of revelation
Visions » False prophets pretended to have seen
Jeremiah 14:15 (show verse)
“Therefore, this is what the Lord says concerning the prophets who prophesy in My name, though I did not send them, and who say, ‘There will never be sword or famine in this land.’ By sword and famine these prophets will meet their end.
Famine » Often accompanied by war
intercession » Additional instances of » Jeremiah, for israel
Prophecy » Punishment for » Pretending to the gift of
Prophecy and prophets » Those that listen to false prophets
Prophets » FALSE » Punishment of
Prophets » FALSE » Denunciations against
False prophets » Judgments denounced against
Sending and those sent » Who the lord did not send
War » Often attended by » Famine
intercession » Additional instances of » Jeremiah, for israel
Prophecy » Punishment for » Pretending to the gift of
Prophecy and prophets » Those that listen to false prophets
Prophets » FALSE » Punishment of
Prophets » FALSE » Denunciations against
False prophets » Judgments denounced against
Sending and those sent » Who the lord did not send
War » Often attended by » Famine
Jeremiah 14:16 (show verse)
The people they are prophesying to will be thrown into the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and the sword. There will be no one to bury them—they, their wives, their sons, and their daughters. I will pour out their own evil on them.”
Jeremiah 14:17 (show verse)
Let my eyes overflow with tears;
day and night may they not stop,
for the virgin daughter of my people
has been destroyed by a great disaster,
an extremely severe wound.
Jeremiah 14:18 (show verse)
look—those slain by the sword!
If I enter the city,
look—those ill
For both prophet and priest
travel to a land they do not know.
Jeremiah 14:19 (show verse)
Do You detest
Why do You strike us
with no hope of healing for us?
We hoped for peace,
but there was nothing good;
for a time of healing,
but there was only terror.
Jeremiah 14:20 (show verse)
the guilt of our fathers;
indeed, we have sinned against You.
Jeremiah 14:21 (show verse)
Don’t disdain Your glorious throne.
Remember Your covenant
do not break it.
Jeremiah 14:22 (show verse)
Or can the skies alone give showers?
Are You not the Lord our God?
We therefore put our hope in You,
for You have done all these things.