Jeremiah 14:2

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; her city gates languish. Her people are on the ground in mourning; Jerusalem’s cry rises up. 3Their nobles send their servants for water. They go to the cisterns; they find no water; their containers return empty. They are ashamed and humiliated; they cover their heads. 4The ground is cracked since no rain has fallen on the land. The farmers are ashamed; they cover their heads.

Jeremiah 14:2 word by word

אָבְלָ֣ה יְהוּדָ֔ה וּשְׁעָרֶ֥יהָ אֻמְלְל֖וּ קָדְר֣וּ לָאָ֑רֶץ וְצִוְחַ֥ת יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם עָלָֽתָה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• mournethאָבַל'âbal · to mournH56
• and the gatesשַׁ֫עַרsha‛ar · gateH8179
• thereof languishאָמַל'âmal · be weakH535
• they are blackקָדַרqâdar · be darkH6937
• unto the groundאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: soilH776
• and the cryצְוָחָהtsevâchâh · outcryH6682
• of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
• is gone upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927

Cross-references for Jeremiah 14:2

• Jeremiah 4:28Because of this, the earth will mourn; the skies above will grow dark. I have spoken; I have planned, and I will not relent or turn back from it.”
• Jeremiah 12:4How long will the land mourn and the grass of every field wither? Because of the evil of its residents, animals and birds have been swept away, for the people have said, “He cannot see what our end will be.”
• Isaiah 3:26Then her gates will lament and mourn; deserted, she will sit on the ground.
• Hosea 4:3For this reason the land mourns, and everyone who lives in it languishes, along with the wild animals and the birds of the sky; even the fish of the sea disappear.
• Joel 1:10The fields are destroyed; the land grieves; indeed, the grain is destroyed; the new wine is dried up; and the fresh oil fails.
• Isaiah 24:4The earth mourns and withers; the world wastes away and withers; the exalted people of the earth waste away.
• Isaiah 33:9The land mourns and withers; Lebanon is ashamed and wilted. Sharon is like a desert; Bashan and Carmel shake off their leaves.
• Jeremiah 8:21I am broken by the brokenness of my dear people. I mourn; horror has taken hold of me.
• Lamentations 2:9Zion’s gates have fallen to the ground; he has destroyed and shattered the bars on her gates. Her king and her leaders live among the nations, instruction is no more, and even her prophets receive no vision from the Lord.
• Lamentations 4:8Now they appear darker than soot; they are not recognized in the streets. Their skin has shriveled on their bones; it has become dry like wood.
• Lamentations 5:10Our skin is as hot as an oven from the ravages of hunger.
• Joel 2:6Nations writhe in horror before them; all faces turn pale.
• Jeremiah 11:11“Therefore, this is what the Lord says: I am about to bring on them disaster that they cannot escape. They will cry out to me, but I will not hear 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 2:24God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with 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

Topics related to Jeremiah 14:2

• Drought
• Famine
• Gates
• Impenitence
• Mourning

In the dictionaries

• Jerusalem
• Judah
• Judah, kingdom of Judah
• Judea, Judah
• Colour
• Heal
• Color; Colors
• Complaining
• Gate

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