Jeremiah 14

Drought and a Prayer for Mercy

1That whichH834 cameH1961 as the wordH1697 of the LordH3068 to JeremiahH3414 in regardH1697 to the 1droughtH1224:2“JudahH3063 mournsH56 And 2her gatesH8179 languishH535; They sitH6937 on the groundH776 3in mourningH6937, And the 4cryH6682 of JerusalemH3389 has ascendedH5927.3Their noblesH117 have 5sentH7971 their 6servantsH6810 for waterH4325; They have comeH935 to the 7cisternsH1356 and foundH4672 noH3808 waterH4325. They have returnedH7725 with their vesselsH3627 emptyH7387; They have beenH954 8putH954 to shameH954 and humiliatedH3637, And they 9coverH2645 their headsH7218.4BecauseH5668 the 10groundH127 is 11crackedH2865, For there has beenH1961 12noH3808 rainH1653 on the landH776; The 13farmersH406 have beenH954 putH954 to shameH954, They have coveredH2645 their headsH7218.5For evenH1571 the doeH355 in the fieldH7704 has givenH3205 birthH3205 only to abandonH5800 her young, BecauseH3588 there is 14noH3808 grassH1877.6The 15wildH6501 donkeysH6501 standH5975 on the bareH8205 heightsH8205; They pantH7602 for airH7307 like jackalsH8565, Their eyesH5869 failH3615 For thereH369 is 16noH369 vegetationH6212.7AlthoughH518 our 17iniquitiesH5771 testifyH6030 against us, O LordH3068, actH6213 18for Your name’sH8034 sakeH4616! TrulyH3588 our 19apostasiesH4878 have beenH7231 manyH7231, We have 20sinnedH2398 against You.8O 21HopeH4723 of IsraelH3478, Its 22SaviorH3467 in 23timeH6256 of distressH6869, WhyH4100 are You like a strangerH1616 in the landH776 Or like a travelerH732 who has pitchedH5186 his tent for the nightH3885?9WhyH4100 are You like a manH376 dismayedH1724, Like a mightyH1368 manH1368 who 24cannotH3201H3808 saveH3467? Yet 25You are in our midstH7130, O LordH3068, And we are 26calledH7121 by Your nameH8034; Do not forsakeH5117 us!”

10ThusH3541 saysH559 the LordH3068 to thisH2088 peopleH5971, “Even soH3651 they have 27lovedH157 to wanderH5128; they have not 28keptH2820 their feetH7272 in checkH2820. Therefore the LordH3068 does 29not acceptH7521 them; nowH6258 He will 30rememberH2142 their iniquityH5771 and callH6485 their sinsH2403 to accountH6485.” 11So the LordH3068 saidH559 to me, “31Do not prayH6419 for the welfareH2899 of thisH2088 peopleH5971. 12WhenH3588 they fastH6684, I am 32not going to listenH8085 to their cryH7440; and whenH3588 they offerH5927 33burntH5930 offeringH5930 and grain offeringH4503, I am not going to acceptH7521 them. RatherH3588 I am going to 34makeH3615 an endH3615 of them by the 35swordH2719, famineH7458 and pestilenceH1698.”

False Prophets

13But, “AhH162, LordH136 36GodH3068!” I saidH559, “LookH2009, the prophetsH5030 are tellingH559 them, ‘You 37will not seeH7200 the swordH2719 norH3808 will you haveH1961 famineH7458, but I will giveH5414 you 38lastingH571 39peaceH7965 in thisH2088 placeH4725.’” 14Then the LordH3068 saidH559 to me, “The 40prophetsH5030 are prophesyingH5012 falsehoodH8267 in My nameH8034. 41I have neitherH3808 sentH7971 them norH3808 commandedH6680 them norH3808 spokenH1696 to them; they are prophesyingH5012 to you a 42falseH8267 visionH2377, divinationH7081, futilityH457 and the deceptionH8649 of their own 43mindsH3820. 15ThereforeH3651 thusH3541 saysH559 the LordH3068 concerningH5921 the prophetsH5030 who are prophesyingH5012 in My nameH8034, although it was not I who sentH7971 them--yet they keep sayingH559, ‘There will be noH3808 swordH2719 or famineH7458 in thisH2088 landH776’--44by swordH2719 and famineH7458 thoseH1992 prophetsH5030 shall 45meetH8552 their endH8552! 16The peopleH5971 also to whomH834 they are prophesyingH5012 will be 46thrownH7993 out into the streetsH2351 of JerusalemH3389 becauseH4480H6440 of the famineH7458 and the swordH2719; and thereH369 will be noH369 oneH369 to 47buryH6912 them--neither them, nor their wivesH802, norH369 their sonsH1121, norH369 their daughtersH1323--for I will 48pourH8210 out their own wickednessH7463 on them.17You will sayH559 thisH2088 wordH1697 to them, ‘49Let my eyesH5869 flowH3381 downH3381 with tearsH1832 nightH3915 and dayH3119, And let them not ceaseH1820; For the virginH1330 50daughterH1323 of my peopleH5971 has been crushedH7665 with a mightyH1419 blowH4347, With a sorelyH3966 51infectedH2470 woundH4347.18IfH518 I 52goH3318 out to the countryH7704, BeholdH2009, those 53slainH2491 with the swordH2719! Or ifH518 I enterH935 the cityH5892, BeholdH2009, diseasesH8463 of famineH7458! For 54bothH1571 prophetH5030 and priestH3548 Have 55gone rovingH5503 aboutH5503 in the landH776 that they do not knowH3045.’”

19Have You completelyH3988 56rejectedH3988 JudahH3063? OrH518 have 57You loathedH1602 ZionH6726? WhyH4069 have You strickenH5221 us so that we 58are beyondH369 healingH4832? We 59waitedH6960 for peaceH7965, but nothingH369 goodH2896 came; And for a timeH6256 of healingH4832, but beholdH2009, terrorH1205!20We 60knowH3045 our wickednessH7562, O LordH3068, The iniquityH5771 of our fathersH1, for 61we have sinnedH2398 against You.21Do not despiseH5006 us, 62for Your own name’sH8034 sakeH4616; Do not disgraceH5034 the 63throneH3678 of Your gloryH3519; RememberH2142 and do not annulH6565 Your covenantH1285 with us.22Are thereH3426 anyH3426 among the 6465idolsH1892 of the nationsH1471 who 66giveH1652 rainH1652? OrH518 can the heavensH8064 grantH5414 showersH7241? Is it not You, O LordH3068 our GodH430? Therefore we 6768hopeH6960 in You, For You are the one who has doneH6213 allH3605 theseH428 thingsH428.