English Standard Version
Jeremiah 14:2
2"Judah mourns, and her gates languish; her people lament on the ground, and the cry of Jerusalem goes up.
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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“Judah mourns, And her gates languish; They mourn for the land, And the cry of Jerusalem has gone up.
- New Living Translation (NLT)“Judah wilts; commerce at the city gates grinds to a halt. All the people sit on the ground in mourning, and a great cry rises from Jerusalem.
Context of Jeremiah 14:2
1The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought: "Judah mourns, and her gates languish; her people lament on the ground, and the cry of Jerusalem goes up. 3Her nobles send their servants for water; they come to the cisterns; they find no water; they return with their vessels empty; they are ashamed and confounded and cover their heads. 4Because of the ground that is dismayed, since there is no rain 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
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 4:28"For this the earth shall mourn, and the heavens above be dark; for I have spoken; I have purposed; I have not relented, nor will I turn back."
- Jeremiah 12:4How long will the land mourn and the grass of every field wither? For the evil of those who dwell in it the beasts and the birds are swept away, because they said, "He will not see our latter end."
- Isaiah 3:26And her gates shall lament and mourn; empty, she shall sit on the ground.
- Hosea 4:3Therefore the land mourns, and all who dwell in it languish, and also the beasts of the field and the birds of the heavens, and even the fish of the sea are taken away.
- Joel 1:10The fields are destroyed, the ground mourns, because the grain is destroyed, the wine dries up, the oil languishes.
- Isaiah 24:4The earth mourns and withers; the world languishes and withers; the highest people of the earth languish.
- Isaiah 33:9The land mourns and languishes; Lebanon is confounded and withers away; Sharon is like a desert, and Bashan and Carmel shake off their leaves.
- Jeremiah 8:21For the wound of the daughter of my people is my heart wounded; I mourn, and dismay has taken hold on me.
- Lamentations 2:9Her gates have sunk into the ground; he has ruined and broken her bars; her king and princes are among the nations; the law is no more, and her prophets find no vision from the Lord.
- Lamentations 4:8Now their face is blacker than soot; they are not recognized in the streets; their skin has shriveled on their bones; it has become as dry as wood.
- Lamentations 5:10Our skin is hot as an oven with the burning heat of famine.
- Joel 2:6Before them peoples are in anguish; all faces grow pale.
- Jeremiah 11:11Therefore, thus says the Lord, Behold, I am bringing disaster upon them that they cannot escape. Though they cry to me, I will not listen to them.
- Jeremiah 18:22May a cry be heard from their houses, when you bring the plunderer suddenly upon them! For they have dug a pit to take me and laid snares for my feet.
- Exodus 2:24And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.
- 1 Samuel 5:12The men who did not die were struck with tumors, and the cry 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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