Jeremiah 14:1

Jeremiah 14:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah concerning the dearth.
• New International Version (NIV)This is the word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought:
• English Standard Version (ESV)The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought:
• New Living Translation (NLT)This message came to Jeremiah from the Lord, explaining why he was holding back the rain:

Context of Jeremiah 14:1

The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah concerning the droughts. 2“Judah mourns, And her gates languish; They mourn for the land, And the cry of Jerusalem has gone up. 3Their nobles have sent their lads for water; They went to the cisterns and found no water. They returned with their vessels empty; They were ashamed and confounded And covered their heads.

Jeremiah 14:1 word by word

אֲשֶׁ֨ר הָיָ֤ה דְבַר־יְהוָה֙ אֶֽל־יִרְמְיָ֔הוּ עַל־דִּבְרֵ֖י הַבַּצָּרֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• that came to Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֫הוּyirmeyâh yirmeyâhû · JeremiahH3414
• the dearthבַּצֹּרֶתbatstsôreth · droughtH1226

Cross-references for Jeremiah 14:1

• Jeremiah 17:8For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters, Which spreads out its roots by the river, And will not fear when heat comes; But its leaf will be green, And will not be anxious in the year of drought, Nor will cease from yielding fruit.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 14:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1The word - that came - concerning the dearth - This discourse is supposed to have been delivered, after the fourth year of Jehoiakim. Concerning the dearth. We have no historic record of any dearth that may fall in with the time of this prophecy, and perhaps it does not refer to any particular dearth: but this was a calamity to which Judea was very liable. They had ordinarily very dry summers, for scarcely any rain fell from April to the middle of…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1The dearth - Really, the drought,Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1A drought upon the land of Judah. (Jr 14:1-7) A confession of sin in the name of the people. (Jr 14:8-9) The Divine purpose to punish is declared. (Jr 14:10-16) The people supplicate. (Jr 14:17-22) Verses 1-9 The people were in tears. But it was rather the cry of their trouble, and of their sin, than of their prayer. Let us be thankful for the mercy of water, that we may not be taught to value it by feeling the want of it. See what dependence husbandmen…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-22This chapter is a conversation between the Lord, Jeremiah, and the people. It began because a severe drought affected the land.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-221. Literally, "That which was the word of Jehovah to Jeremiah concerning the dearth" drought--literally, the "withholdings," namely, of rain (De 11:17; 2Ch 7:13). This word should be used especially of the withholding of rain because rain is in those regions of all things the one chiefly needed (Jr 17:8, Margin).Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 14:1

• Drought
• Famine
• Impenitence

In the dictionaries

• Jeremiah
• Heal
• Palestine

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