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.
• 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.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)The wild donkeys stand on the bare hills panting like thirsty jackals. They strain their eyes looking for grass, but there is none to be found.”

Context of Jeremiah 14:6

4The ground is cracked because there is no rain in the land; the farmers are dismayed and cover their heads. 5Even the doe in the field deserts her newborn fawn because there is no grass. Wild donkeys stand on the barren heights and pant like jackals; their eyes fail for lack of food.” 7Although our sins testify against us, do something, Lord, for the sake of your name. For we have often rebelled; we have sinned against you. 8You who are the hope of Israel, its Savior in times of distress, why are you like a stranger in the land, like a traveler who stays only a 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 2:24a wild donkey accustomed to the desert, sniffing the wind in her craving— in her heat who can restrain her? Any males that pursue her need not tire themselves; at mating time they will find her.
• Job 39:5“Who let the wild donkey go free? Who untied its ropes?
• 1 Samuel 14:29Jonathan said, “My father has made trouble for the country. See how my eyes brightened when I tasted a little of this honey.
• Lamentations 4:17Moreover, our eyes failed, looking in vain for help; from our towers we watched for a nation that could not save us.
• Lamentations 5:17Because of this our hearts are faint, because of these things our eyes grow dim
• Joel 1:18How the cattle moan! The herds mill about 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