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 King James Version (NKJV)“Judah mourns, And her gates languish; They mourn for the land, And the cry of Jerusalem has gone up.

Context of Jeremiah 14:2

1The word of Yhwh that came to Jeremiah concerning the dearth. Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish; they are black unto the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up. 3And their nobles have sent their little ones to the waters: they came to the pits, and found no water; they returned with their vessels empty; they were ashamed and confounded, and covered their heads. 4Because the ground is chapt, for there was no rain in the earth, 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

• 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 it, I have purposed it, and will not repent, neither will I turn back from it.
• Jeremiah 12:4How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of every field wither, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein? the beasts are consumed, and the birds; because they said, He shall not see our last end.
• Isaiah 3:26And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she being desolate shall sit upon the ground.
• Hosea 4:3Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away.
• Joel 1:10The field is wasted, the land mourneth; for the grain is wasted: the new wine is dried up, the oil languisheth.
• Isaiah 24:4The earth mourneth and fadeth away, the world languisheth and fadeth away, the haughty people of the earth do languish.
• Isaiah 33:9The earth mourneth and languisheth: Lebanon is ashamed and hewn down: Sharon is like a wilderness; and Bashan and Carmel shake off their fruits.
• Jeremiah 8:21For the hurt of the daughter of my people am I hurt; I am black; astonishment hath taken hold on me.
• Lamentations 2:9Her gates are sunk into the ground; he hath destroyed and broken her bars: her king and her princes are among the Gentiles: the law is no more; her prophets also find no vision from Yhwh.
• Lamentations 4:8Their visage is blacker than a coal; they are not known in the streets: their skin cleaveth to their bones; it is withered, it is become like a stick.
• Lamentations 5:10Our skin was black like an oven because of the terrible famine.
• Joel 2:6Before their face the people shall be much pained: all faces shall gather blackness.
• Jeremiah 11:11Therefore thus saith Yhwh, Behold, I will bring evil upon them, which they shall not be able to escape; and though they shall cry unto me, I will not hearken unto them.
• Jeremiah 18:22Let a cry be heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a troop suddenly upon them: for they have digged a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet.
• Exodus 2:24And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.
• 1 Samuel 5:12And the men that died not were smitten with the emerods: 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