Jeremiah 14

Drought and a Prayer for Mercy

1That whichH834 cameH1961 as the wordH1697 of the LordH3068 to JeremiahH3414 regardingH5921H1697 the 1droughtH1224:2“JudahH3063 mournsH56 And 2her gatesH8179 languishH535; Her people sit on the groundH776 3in mourningH6937 garmentsH6937, 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 containersH3627 emptyH7387; They have been 8putH954 toH954 shameH954 and humiliatedH3637, And they 9coverH2645 their headsH7218,4BecauseH5668 the 10groundH127 isH2865 11crackedH2865, For there has beenH1961 12noH3808 rainH1653 on the landH776. The 13farmersH406 have been putH954 toH954 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 BecauseH3588 thereH369 isH369 16noH369 vegetationH6212.7ThoughH518 our 17wrongdoingsH5771 testifyH6030 against us, LordH3068, actH6213 18for the sakeH4616 of Your nameH8034! Our 19apostasiesH4878 have indeedH3588 beenH7231 manyH7231, We have 20sinnedH2398 against You.821HopeH4723 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 confusedH1724 personH376, Like a warriorH1368 who 24cannotH3201H3808 saveH3467? Yet 25You are in our midstH7130, LordH3068, And we are 26calledH7121 by Your nameH8034; Do not leaveH5117 us!”

10ThisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH3068 saysH559 to thisH2088 peopleH5971: “SoH3651 muchH3651 they have 27lovedH157 to wanderH5128; they have not 28restrainedH2820 their feetH7272. Therefore the LordH3068 does 29not acceptH7521 them; nowH6258 He will 30rememberH2142 their wrongdoingH5771 and callH6485 their sinsH2403 toH6485 accountH6485.” 11So the LordH3068 saidH559 to me, “31Do not prayH6419 for a goodH2899 outcomeH2899 on behalfH1157 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 34putH3615 anH3615 endH3615 toH3615 them by the 35swordH2719, famineH7458, and plagueH1698.”

False Prophets

13But I saidH559, “OhH162, LordH136 36GodH3068! BeholdH2009, the prophetsH5030 are tellingH559 them, ‘You 37will not seeH7200 a swordH2719, norH3808 will you haveH1961 famineH7458; onH3588 theH3588 contraryH3588, I will giveH5414 you lastingH571 38peaceH7965 in thisH2088 placeH4725.’” 14Then the LordH3068 saidH559 to me, “The 39prophetsH5030 are prophesyingH5012 falsehoodH8267 in My nameH8034. 40I have neitherH3808 sentH7971 them norH3808 commandedH6680 them, norH3808 spokenH1696 to them; they are prophesyingH5012 to you a 41falseH8267 visionH2377, divinationH7081, futilityH457, and the deceptionH8649 of their own 42mindsH3820. 15ThereforeH3651 thisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH3068 saysH559 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’--43by swordH2719 and famineH7458 thoseH1992 prophetsH5030 shall meetH8552 their endH8552! 16And the peopleH5971 to whomH834 they are prophesyingH5012 will be 44thrownH7993 outH7993 into the streetsH2351 of JerusalemH3389 becauseH4480H6440 of the famineH7458 and the swordH2719; and thereH369 willH369 beH369 noH369 oneH369 to 45buryH6912 them--neither them, nor their wivesH802, norH369 their sonsH1121, norH369 their daughtersH1323. For I will 46pourH8210 outH8210 their own wickednessH7463 upon them.17You will sayH559 thisH2088 wordH1697 to them, ‘47Let my eyesH5869 streamH3381 downH3381 tearsH1832 nightH3915 and dayH3119, And let them not ceaseH1820; For the virginH1330 48daughterH1323 of my peopleH5971 has been crushedH7665 with a mightyH1419 blowH7667, With a sorelyH3966 49infectedH2470 woundH4347.18IfH518 I 50goH3318 outH3318 to the countryH7704, ThereH2009 are those killedH2491 by the swordH2719! Or ifH518 I enterH935 the cityH5892, ThereH2009 are diseasesH8463 from famineH7458! For 51bothH1571 prophetH5030 and priestH3548 Have wanderedH5503 aroundH5503 in the landH776 that they do not knowH3045.’”

19Have You completelyH3988 52rejectedH3988 JudahH3063? OrH518 have 53You loathedH1602 ZionH6726? WhyH4069 have You strickenH5221 us so that we 54are beyondH369 healingH4832? We 55waitedH6960 for peaceH7965, but nothingH369 goodH2896 came; And for a timeH6256 of healingH4832, but beholdH2009, terrorH1205!20We 56knowH3045 our wickednessH7562, LordH3068, The wrongdoingH5771 of our fathersH1, for 57we have sinnedH2398 against You.21Do not despiseH5006 us, 58for the sakeH4616 of Your own nameH8034; Do not disgraceH5034 the 59throneH3678 of Your gloryH3519. RememberH2142 and do not annulH6565 Your covenantH1285 with us.22AreH3426 thereH3426 anyH3426 among the 6061idolsH1892 of the nationsH1471 who 62giveH1652 rainH1652? OrH518 can the heavensH8064 grantH5414 showersH7241? Is it not You, LordH3068 our GodH430? Therefore we 63waitH6960 for You, For You are the one who has doneH6213 allH3605 theseH428 thingsH428.