Jeremiah 14:3

And their ranking men send their little ones to the waters. They come to the cisterns, and find no water. They return with their vessels empty. They are put to shame and confounded, and cover their heads,

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In The King James Version

And 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.

In Context

2Judah mourns, and the gates thereof languish. They sit in black upon the ground, and the cry of Jerusalem has gone up.

4because of the ground which is cracked. Because no rain has been in the land, the plowmen are put to shame; they cover their heads.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 15:30And David went up by the ascent of the [mount of] Olives, and wept as he went up, and he had his head covered, and went barefoot. And all the people who were with him covered every man his head, and they went up, weeping as they we

1 Kings 17:7And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up because there was no rain in the land.

1 Kings 18:6So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it; Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself.

Esther 6:12And Mordecai came again to the king's gate. But Haman hastened to his house, mourning and having his head covered.

Psalms 40:14Let them be put to shame and confounded together who seek after my soul to destroy it. Let them be turned backward and brought to dishonor who delight in my hurt.

Isaiah 45:16They shall be put to shame, yea, confounded, all of them. They shall go into confusion together who are makers of idols.

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 14:2-10

Lamentation Caused by a Great Drought; Prayer for Mercy; Pleading with God. ( b. c. 606.) 1 The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah concerning the dearth. 2 Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish; they are black unto the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up. 3 And 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. 4 Because the ground is chapt, for… Read the whole commentary →

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