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

3Their nobles have sent their servants for water; They have come to the cisterns and found no water. They have returned with their containers empty; They have been put to shame and humiliated, And they cover their heads, 4Because the ground is cracked, For there has been no rain on the land. The farmers have been put to shame, They have covered their heads. For even the doe in the field has given birth only to abandon her young, Because there is no grass. 6The wild donkeys stand on the bare heights; They pant for air like jackals, Their eyes fail Because there is no vegetation. 7Though our wrongdoings testify against us, Lord, act for the sake of Your name! Our apostasies have indeed been many, We have sinned against You.

Jeremiah 14:5 word by word

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

• For evenגַּםgam · alsoH1571
• the doeאַיָּלָה'ayâlâh · doeH355
• in the fieldשָׂדֶהώâdeh ώâday · land: countryH7704
• has givenיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
• only to abandonעָזַב‛âzab · to leave: forsakeH5800
• Becauseכִּיkîy · forH3588
• noלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• grassדֶּ֫שֶׁאdeshe' · grassH1877

Cross-references for Jeremiah 14:5

• Job 39:1“Do you know the time the mountain goats give birth? Do you observe the calving of the deer?
• Psalms 29:9The voice of the Lord makes the deer give birth And strips the forests bare; And in His temple everything says, “Glory!”

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