Jeremiah 14:5

Jeremiah 14:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Yea, the hind also calved in the field, and forsook it, because there was no grass.
• New International Version (NIV)Even the doe in the field deserts her newborn fawn because there is no grass.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Even the doe in the field forsakes her newborn fawn because there is no grass.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Yes, the deer also gave birth in the field, But left because there was no grass.

Context of Jeremiah 14:5

3Rich people send their servants to get water. They go to the wells, but they do not find any water. They return home with empty water jars. They are ashamed and upset. They hide their faces in their hands. 4There has been no rain anywhere. The ground is breaking apart. The farmers too are very upset. They hide their faces in their hands. There is no grass in the fields for the deer to eat. So the mother deer runs away from her new baby. 6Wild donkeys stand on the empty hills. They breathe very fast, like thirsty jackals. Their eyes hurt as they look for grass, but there is no food for them to eat.’ 7‘Lord, our many sins show that we are guilty. But please help us, to show that you are our God. We have turned away from you many times. We have done bad things against you.

Jeremiah 14:5 word by word

כִּ֤י גַם־אַיֶּ֙לֶת֙ בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה יָלְדָ֖ה וְעָז֑וֹב כִּ֥י לֹֽא־הָיָ֖ה דֶּֽשֶׁא׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Yea, the hindאַיֶּלֶת'ayĕlĕth · doeH365
• also calvedיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
• in the fieldשָׂדֶהώâdeh ώâday · land: countryH7704
• and forsookעָזַב‛âzab · to leave: forsakeH5800
• because there was no grassדֶּ֫שֶׁאdeshe' · grassH1877

Cross-references for Jeremiah 14:5

• Job 39:1‘Job, do you know that time when the goats on the mountains give birth? Do you watch the wild deer when their babies are born?
• Psalms 29:9When the Lord shouts, the big oak trees bend over. The leaves fall off all the trees in the forests. But in his temple, everyone says, ‘He is great!’

Commentaries on Jeremiah 14:5

• 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. 55. The brute creation is reduced to the utmost extremity for the want of food. The "hind," famed for her affection to her young, abandons them.Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 14:5

• Deer
• Drought
• Famine
• Impenitence

In the dictionaries

• Heal
• Grass
• Hind

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