Berean Standard Bible
Jeremiah 14:2
2“Judah mourns and her gates languish. Her people wail for the land, and a cry goes up from Jerusalem.
Jeremiah 14:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish; they are black unto the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up.
- New International Version (NIV)“Judah mourns, her cities languish; they wail for the land, and a cry goes up from Jerusalem.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"Judah mourns, and her gates languish; her people lament on the ground, and the cry of Jerusalem goes up.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“Judah mourns, And her gates languish; They mourn for the land, And the cry of Jerusalem has gone up.
Context of Jeremiah 14:2
1This is the word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought: “Judah mourns and her gates languish. Her people wail for the land, and a cry goes up from Jerusalem. 3The nobles send their servants for water; they go to the cisterns, but find no water; their jars return empty. They are ashamed and humiliated; they cover their heads. 4The ground is cracked because no rain has fallen on the land. The farmers are ashamed; they cover their heads.
Read all of Jeremiah 14Jeremiah 14:2 word by word
אָבְלָ֣ה יְהוּדָ֔ה וּשְׁעָרֶ֥יהָ אֻמְלְל֖וּ קָדְר֣וּ לָאָ֑רֶץ וְצִוְחַ֥ת יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם עָלָֽתָה׃Read the interlinear
- Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
- mournsאָבַל'âbal · to mournH56
- and her gatesשַׁ֫עַרsha‛ar · gateH8179
- languishאָמַל'âmal · be weakH535
- wailקָדַרqâdar · be darkH6937
- for the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: soilH776
- and a cryצְוָחָהtsevâchâh · outcryH6682
- goes upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
- from Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
Cross-references for Jeremiah 14:2
- Jeremiah 4:28Therefore the earth will mourn and the heavens above will grow dark. I have spoken, I have planned, and I will not relent or turn back.”
- Jeremiah 12:4How long will the land mourn and the grass of every field be withered? Because of the evil of its residents, the animals and birds have been swept away, for the people have said, “He cannot see what our end will be.”
- Isaiah 3:26And the gates of Zion will lament and mourn; destitute, she will sit on the ground.
- Hosea 4:3Therefore the land mourns, and all who dwell in it will waste away with the beasts of the field and the birds of the air; even the fish of the sea disappear.
- Joel 1:10The field is ruined; the land mourns. For the grain is destroyed, the new wine is dried up, and the oil fails.
- Isaiah 24:4The earth mourns and withers; the world languishes and fades; the exalted of the earth waste away.
- Isaiah 33:9The land mourns and languishes; Lebanon is ashamed and decayed. Sharon is like a desert; Bashan and Carmel shake off their leaves.
- Jeremiah 8:21For the brokenness of the daughter of my people I am crushed. I mourn; horror has gripped me.
- Lamentations 2:9Her gates have sunk into the ground; He has destroyed and shattered their bars. Her king and her princes are exiled among the nations, the law is no more, and even her prophets find no vision from the LORD.
- Lamentations 4:8But now their appearance is blacker than soot; they are not recognized in the streets. Their skin has shriveled on their bones; it has become as dry as a stick.
- Lamentations 5:10Our skin is as hot as an oven with fever from our hunger.
- Joel 2:6Nations writhe in horror before them; every face turns pale.
- Jeremiah 11:11Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘I am about to bring upon them a disaster that they cannot escape. They will cry out to Me, but I will not listen to them.
- Jeremiah 18:22Let a cry be heard from their houses when You suddenly bring raiders against them, for they have dug a pit to capture me and have hidden snares for my feet.
- Exodus 2:24So God heard their groaning, and He remembered His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
- 1 Samuel 5:12Those who did not die were afflicted with tumors, and the outcry of the city went up to heaven.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 14:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2The gates thereof languish - The gates being the places of public resort, they are put here for the people. They are black unto the ground - Covered from head to foot with a black garment, the emblem of sorrow and calamity.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2They are black unto the ground - The people assembled at the gates, the usual places of concourse, are in deep mourning and sit humbly on the ground.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-3During a drought, no crops were sold in the markets at the Jerusalem gates. People could not store previous harvests for long, so starvation threatened them. Cisterns built to collect water dried up, and without rain, no water was available for drinking or cooking meals. As a result, a great cry rose from Jerusalem.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. gates--The place of public concourse in each city looks sad, as being no longer frequented (Is 3:26; 24:4). black--that is, they mourn (blackness being indicative of sorrow), (Jr 8:21). unto the ground--bowing towards it. cry--of distress (1Sa 5:12; Is 24:11).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Jeremiah 14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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