Jeremiah 14:2

Jeremiah 14:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish; they are black unto the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up.
• New International Version (NIV)“Judah mourns, her cities languish; they wail for the land, and a cry goes up from Jerusalem.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Judah mourns, and her gates languish; her people lament on the ground, and the cry of Jerusalem goes up.
• New Living Translation (NLT)“Judah wilts; commerce at the city gates grinds to a halt. All the people sit on the ground in mourning, and a great cry rises from Jerusalem.

Context of Jeremiah 14:2

1The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah concerning the droughts. “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. 4Because the ground is parched, For there was no rain in the land, The plowmen were ashamed; They covered their heads.

Jeremiah 14:2 word by word

אָבְלָ֣ה יְהוּדָ֔ה וּשְׁעָרֶ֥יהָ אֻמְלְל֖וּ קָדְר֣וּ לָאָ֑רֶץ וְצִוְחַ֥ת יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם עָלָֽתָה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• mournethאָבַל'âbal · to mournH56
• and the gatesשַׁ֫עַרsha‛ar · gateH8179
• thereof languishאָמַל'âmal · be weakH535
• they are blackקָדַרqâdar · be darkH6937
• unto the groundאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: soilH776
• and the cryצְוָחָהtsevâchâh · outcryH6682
• of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
• is gone upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927

Cross-references for Jeremiah 14:2

• Jeremiah 4:28For this shall the earth mourn, And the heavens above be black, Because I have spoken. I have purposed and will not relent, Nor will I turn back from it.
• Jeremiah 12:4How long will the land mourn, And the herbs of every field wither? The beasts and birds are consumed, For the wickedness of those who dwell there, Because they said, “He will not see our final end.”
• Isaiah 3:26Her gates shall lament and mourn, And she being desolate shall sit on the ground.
• Hosea 4:3Therefore the land will mourn; And everyone who dwells there will waste away With the beasts of the field And the birds of the air; Even the fish of the sea will be taken away.
• Joel 1:10The field is wasted, The land mourns; For the grain is ruined, The new wine is dried up, The oil fails.
• Isaiah 24:4The earth mourns and fades away, The world languishes and fades away; The haughty people of the earth languish.
• Isaiah 33:9The earth mourns and languishes, Lebanon is shamed and shriveled; Sharon is like a wilderness, And Bashan and Carmel shake off their fruits.
• Jeremiah 8:21For the hurt of the daughter of my people I am hurt. I am mourning; Astonishment has taken hold of me.
• Lamentations 2:9Her gates have sunk into the ground; He has destroyed and broken her bars. Her king and her princes are among the nations; The Law is no more, And her prophets find no vision from the Lord.
• Lamentations 4:8Now their appearance is blacker than soot; They go unrecognized in the streets; Their skin clings to their bones, It has become as dry as wood.
• Lamentations 5:10Our skin is hot as an oven, Because of the fever of famine.
• Joel 2:6Before them the people writhe in pain; All faces are drained of color.
• Jeremiah 11:11Therefore thus says the Lord: “Behold, I will surely bring calamity on them which they will not be able to escape; and though they cry out to Me, I will not listen to them.
• Jeremiah 18:22Let a cry be heard from their houses, When You bring a troop suddenly upon them; For they have dug a pit to take me, And hidden snares for my feet.
• Exodus 2:24So God heard their groaning, and God remembered His covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.
• 1 Samuel 5:12And the men who did not die were stricken with the tumors, and the cry of the city went up to heaven.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 14:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2The gates thereof languish - The gates being the places of public resort, they are put here for the people. They are black unto the ground - Covered from head to foot with a black garment, the emblem of sorrow and calamity.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2They are black unto the ground - The people assembled at the gates, the usual places of concourse, are in deep mourning and sit humbly on the ground.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-3During a drought, no crops were sold in the markets at the Jerusalem gates. People could not store previous harvests for long, so starvation threatened them. Cisterns built to collect water dried up, and without rain, no water was available for drinking or cooking meals. As a result, a great cry rose from Jerusalem.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. gates--The place of public concourse in each city looks sad, as being no longer frequented (Is 3:26; 24:4). black--that is, they mourn (blackness being indicative of sorrow), (Jr 8:21). unto the ground--bowing towards it. cry--of distress (1Sa 5:12; Is 24:11).Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 14:2

• Drought
• Famine
• Gates
• Impenitence
• Mourning

In the dictionaries

• Jerusalem
• Judah
• Judah, kingdom of Judah
• Judea, Judah
• Colour
• Heal
• Color; Colors
• Complaining
• Gate

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