Jeremiah 14:6

Jeremiah 14:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the wild asses did stand in the high places, they snuffed up the wind like dragons; their eyes did fail, because there was no grass.
• New International Version (NIV)Wild donkeys stand on the barren heights and pant like jackals; their eyes fail for lack of food.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)The wild donkeys stand on the bare heights; they pant for air like jackals; their eyes fail because there is no vegetation.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the wild donkeys stood in the desolate heights; They sniffed at the wind like jackals; Their eyes failed because there was no grass.”

Context of Jeremiah 14:6

4The ground is cracked because no rain has fallen on the land. The farmers are ashamed; they cover their heads. 5Even the doe in the field deserts her newborn fawn because there is no grass. Wild donkeys stand on barren heights; they pant for air like jackals; their eyes fail for lack of pasture.” 7Although our iniquities testify against us, O LORD, act for the sake of Your name. Indeed, our rebellions are many; we have sinned against You. 8O Hope of Israel, its Savior in times of distress, why are You like a stranger in the land, like a traveler who stays but a night?

Jeremiah 14:6 word by word

וּפְרָאִים֙ עָמְד֣וּ עַל־שְׁפָיִ֔ם שָׁאֲפ֥וּ ר֖וּחַ כַּתַּנִּ֑ים כָּל֥וּ עֵינֵיהֶ֖ם כִּי־אֵ֥ין עֵֽשֶׂב׃Read the interlinear

• Wild donkeysפֶּ֫רֶאpere' pereh · wild donkeyH6501
• standעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• onעַל‛al · uponH5921
• barren heightsשְׁפִיshephîy · barenessH8205
• they pantשָׁאַףshâ'aph · to long forH7602
• for airרוּחַrûach · spirit: breathH7307
• like jackalsתַּןtannîyn tannîym · jackalH8577
• their eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• failכָּלָהkâlâh · to end: expendH3615
• forכִּיkîy · forH3588
• lackאַ֫יִן'ayin · nothingH369
• of pastureעֵ֫שֶׂב‛eώeb · vegetationH6212

Cross-references for Jeremiah 14:6

• Jeremiah 2:24a wild donkey at home in the wilderness, sniffing the wind in the heat of her desire. Who can restrain her passion? All who seek her need not weary themselves; in mating season they will find her.
• Job 39:5Who set the wild donkey free? Who released the swift donkey from the harness?
• 1 Samuel 14:29“My father has brought trouble to the land,” Jonathan replied. “Just look at how my eyes have brightened because I tasted a little of this honey.
• Lamentations 4:17All the while our eyes were failing as we looked in vain for help. We watched from our towers for a nation that could not save us.
• Lamentations 5:17Because of this, our hearts are faint; because of these, our eyes grow dim—
• Joel 1:18How the cattle groan! The herds wander in confusion because they have no pasture. Even the flocks of sheep are suffering.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 14:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Snuffed up the wind like dragons - תנים tannim here probably means the hippopotamus, who, after feeding under the water, is obliged to come to the surface in order to take in fresh draughts of air; or it may mean the wild asses.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Like dragons - “Like jackals” Jeremiah 9:11. No grass - The keen sight of the wild donkey is well known, but they look around in vain for herb.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-6Both people and animals suffered during the drought. The farmers covered their heads with rough burlap to show shame, humiliation, and mourning.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. wild asses--They repair to "the high places" most exposed to the winds, which they "snuff in" to relieve their thirst. dragons--jackals [Henderson]. eyes--which are usually most keen in detecting grass or water from the "heights," so much so that the traveller guesses from their presence that there must be herbage and water near; but now "their eyes fail." Rather the reference is to the great boas and python serpents which raise a large portion of…Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 14:6

• Ass (Donkey)
• Drought
• Famine
• Impenitence

In the dictionaries

• Ass
• Heal
• Dragon
• Fail
• Height; Heights
• Herb
• Jackal
• Whale

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