Jeremiah 14:6

Jeremiah 14:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the wild asses did stand in the high places, they snuffed up the wind like dragons; their eyes did fail, because there was no grass.
• New International Version (NIV)Wild donkeys stand on the barren heights and pant like jackals; their eyes fail for lack of food.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)The wild donkeys stand on the bare heights; they pant for air like jackals; their eyes fail because there is no vegetation.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the wild donkeys stood in the desolate heights; They sniffed at the wind like jackals; Their eyes failed because there was no grass.”

Context of Jeremiah 14:6

4They are dismayed because the ground is cracked because there has been no rain in the land. The farmers, too, are dismayed and bury their faces in their hands. 5Even the doe abandons her newborn fawn in the field because there is no grass. Wild donkeys stand on the hilltops and pant for breath like jackals. Their eyes are strained looking for food, because there is none to be found.” 7Then I said, “O Lord, intervene for the honor of your name even though our sins speak out against us. Indeed, we have turned away from you many times. We have sinned against you. 8You have been the object of Israel’s hopes. You have saved them when they were in trouble. Why have you become like a resident foreigner in the land? Why have you become like a traveler who only stops in to spend the night?

Jeremiah 14:6 word by word

וּפְרָאִים֙ עָמְד֣וּ עַל־שְׁפָיִ֔ם שָׁאֲפ֥וּ ר֖וּחַ כַּתַּנִּ֑ים כָּל֥וּ עֵינֵיהֶ֖ם כִּי־אֵ֥ין עֵֽשֶׂב׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the wild assesפֶּ֫רֶאpere' pereh · wild donkeyH6501
• did standעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• in the high placesשְׁפִיshephîy · barenessH8205
• they snuffed upשָׁאַףshâ'aph · to long forH7602
• the windרוּחַrûach · spirit: breathH7307
• like dragonsתַּןtannîyn tannîym · jackalH8577
• their eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• did failכָּלָהkâlâh · to end: expendH3615
• no grassעֵ֫שֶׂב‛eώeb · vegetationH6212

Cross-references for Jeremiah 14:6

• Jeremiah 2:24You are like a wild female donkey brought up in the wilderness. In her lust she sniffs the wind to get the scent of a male. No one can hold her back when she is in heat. None of the males need wear themselves out chasing after her. At mating time she is easy to find.
• Job 39:5Who let the wild donkey go free? Who released the bonds of the donkey,
• 1 Samuel 14:29Then Jonathan said, “My father has caused trouble for the land. See how my eyes gleamed when I tasted just a little of this honey.
• Lamentations 4:17Our eyes continually failed us as we looked in vain for help. From our watchtowers we watched for a nation that could not rescue us. צ (Tsade)
• Lamentations 5:17Because of this, our hearts are sick; because of these things, we can hardly see through our tears.
• Joel 1:18Listen to the cattle groan! The herds of livestock wander around in confusion because they have no pasture. Even the flocks of sheep are suffering.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 14:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Snuffed up the wind like dragons - תנים tannim here probably means the hippopotamus, who, after feeding under the water, is obliged to come to the surface in order to take in fresh draughts of air; or it may mean the wild asses.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Like dragons - “Like jackals” Jeremiah 9:11. No grass - The keen sight of the wild donkey is well known, but they look around in vain for herb.Read the comment
• 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. 66. wild asses--They repair to "the high places" most exposed to the winds, which they "snuff in" to relieve their thirst. dragons--jackals [Henderson]. eyes--which are usually most keen in detecting grass or water from the "heights," so much so that the traveller guesses from their presence that there must be herbage and water near; but now "their eyes fail." Rather the reference is to the great boas and python serpents which raise a large portion of…Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 14:6

• Ass (Donkey)
• Drought
• Famine
• Impenitence

In the dictionaries

• Ass
• Heal
• Dragon
• Fail
• Height; Heights
• Herb
• Jackal
• Whale

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