Jeremiah 14:17

Jeremiah 14:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Therefore thou shalt say this word unto them; Let mine eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease: for the virgin daughter of my people is broken with a great breach, with a very grievous blow.
• New International Version (NIV)“Speak this word to them: “ ‘Let my eyes overflow with tears night and day without ceasing; for the Virgin Daughter, my people, has suffered a grievous wound, a crushing blow.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"You shall say to them this word: 'Let my eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease, for the virgin daughter of my people is shattered with a great wound, with a very grievous blow.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Therefore you shall say this word to them: ‘Let my eyes flow with tears night and day, And let them not cease; For the virgin daughter of my people Has been broken with a mighty stroke, with a very severe blow.

Context of Jeremiah 14:17

15Therefore thus says the Lord concerning the prophets who are prophesying in My name, although it was not I who sent them--yet they keep saying, ‘There will be no sword or famine in this land’--by sword and famine those prophets shall meet their end! 16The people also to whom they are prophesying will be thrown out into the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and the sword; and there will be no one to bury them--neither them, nor their wives, nor their sons, nor their daughters--for I will pour out their own wickedness on them. You will say this word to them, ‘Let my eyes flow down with tears night and day, And let them not cease; For the virgin daughter of my people has been crushed with a mighty blow, With a sorely infected wound. 18If I go out to the country, Behold, those slain with the sword! Or if I enter the city, Behold, diseases of famine! For both prophet and priest Have gone roving about in the land that they do not know.’” 19Have You completely rejected Judah? Or have You loathed Zion? Why have You stricken us so that we are beyond healing? We waited for peace, but nothing good came; And for a time of healing, but behold, terror!

Jeremiah 14:17 word by word

וְאָמַרְתָּ֤ אֲלֵיהֶם֙ אֶת־הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֔ה תֵּרַ֨דְנָה עֵינַ֥י דִּמְעָ֛ה לַ֥יְלָה וְיוֹמָ֖ם וְאַל־תִּדְמֶ֑ינָה כִּי֩ שֶׁ֨בֶר גָּד֜וֹל נִשְׁבְּרָ֗ה בְּתוּלַת֙ בַּת־עַמִּ֔י מַכָּ֖ה נַחְלָ֥ה מְאֹֽד׃Read the interlinear

• You will sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• thisזֶהzeh · thisH2088
• wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• Let my eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• flowיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381
• with tearsדִּמְעָהdim‛âh · tearsH1832
• nightלַ֫יְלָהlayil lêyl layelâh · nightH3915
• and dayיוֹמָםyômâm · by dayH3119
• And let them not ceaseדָּמָהdâmâh · to ceaseH1820
• For the virginבְּתוּלָהbethûlâh · virginH1330
• daughterבַּתbath · daughterH1323
• of my peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• has been crushedשָׁבַרshâbar · to breakH7665
• with a mightyגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• blowמַכָּהmakkâh makkeh · woundH4347
• With a sorelyמְאֹדme'ôd · muchH3966
• infectedחָלָהchâlâh · be weak: grievedH2470

Cross-references for Jeremiah 14:17

• Jeremiah 8:18My sorrow is beyond healing, My heart is faint within me!
• Jeremiah 9:1Oh that my head were waters And my eyes a fountain of tears, That I might weep day and night For the slain of the daughter of my people!
• Jeremiah 13:17But if you will not listen to it, My soul will sob in secret for such pride; And my eyes will bitterly weep And flow down with tears, Because the flock of the Lord has been taken captive.
• Psalms 80:4O Lord God of hosts, How long will You be angry with the prayer of Your people?
• Psalms 119:136My eyes shed streams of water, Because they do not keep Your law.
• Lamentations 1:16For these things I weep; My eyes run down with water; Because far from me is a comforter, One who restores my soul. My children are desolate Because the enemy has prevailed.”
• Lamentations 2:18Their heart cried out to the Lord, “O wall of the daughter of Zion, Let your tears run down like a river day and night; Give yourself no relief, Let your eyes have no rest.
• Lamentations 3:48My eyes run down with streams of water Because of the destruction of the daughter of my people.
• Isaiah 37:22this is the word that the Lord has spoken against him: “She has despised you and mocked you, The virgin daughter of Zion; She has shaken her head behind you, The daughter of Jerusalem!
• Lamentations 1:15The Lord has rejected all my strong men In my midst; He has called an appointed time against me To crush my young men; The Lord has trodden as in a wine press The virgin daughter of Judah.
• Lamentations 2:13How shall I admonish you? To what shall I compare you, O daughter of Jerusalem? To what shall I liken you as I comfort you, O virgin daughter of Zion? For your ruin is as vast as the sea; Who can heal you?
• Amos 5:2She has fallen, she will not rise again-- The virgin Israel. She lies neglected on her land; There is none to raise her up.
• Jeremiah 30:14All your lovers have forgotten you, They do not seek you; For I have wounded you with the wound of an enemy, With the punishment of a cruel one, Because your iniquity is great And your sins are numerous.
• Psalms 39:10Remove Your plague from me; Because of the opposition of Your hand I am perishing.
• Micah 6:13So also I will make you sick, striking you down, Desolating you because of your sins.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 14:17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17For the virgin daughter of my people is broken - First, the land was sadly distressed by Pharaoh-necho, king of Egypt. Secondly, it was laid under a heavy tribute by Nebuchadnezzar. And, thirdly, it was nearly desolated by a famine afterwards. In a few years all these calamities fell upon them; these might be well called a great breach, a very grievous blow.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17A message from God to the effect that the calamity would be so overwhelming as to cause perpetual weeping; it is set before the people under the representation of Jeremiah‘s own sorrow. The virgin daughter of my people - The epithet testifies to God‘s previous care of Judah. She had been as jealously guarded from other nations as virgins are in an oriental household (compare Song of Song of Solomon 4:12 ).Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-22Verses 17-22 Jeremiah acknowledged his own sins, and those of the people, but pleaded with the Lord to remember his covenant. In their distress none of the idols of the Gentiles could help them, nor could the heavens give rain of themselves. The Lord will always have a people to plead with him at his mercy-seat. He will heal every truly repenting sinner. Should he not see fit to hear our prayers on behalf of our guilty land, he will certainly bless with…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17-18As he looked at Judah's state, God clearly showed his sadness through a short poem. The Lord does not enjoy the death of the wicked (Ezekiel 18:23; 33:11).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1717. (Jr 9:1; La 1:16). Jeremiah is desired to weep ceaselessly for the calamities coming on his nation (called a "virgin," as being heretofore never under foreign yoke), (Is 23:4).Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 14:17

• Church
• Famine
• Intercession
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Virgin

In the dictionaries

• Heal
• Blow
• Breach
• Cease

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