Jeremiah 14:1

The word of the Lord came to Jeremiah when there was no water.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the dearth.

In Context

2Judah is weeping and its doors are dark with sorrow, and people are seated on the earth clothed in black; and the cry of Jerusalem has gone up.

Read all of Jeremiah 14

Cross References

Jeremiah 3:3So the showers have been kept back, and there has been no spring rain; still your brow is the brow of a loose woman, you will not let yourself be shamed.

Jeremiah 17:8For he will be like a tree planted by the waters, pushing out its roots by the stream; he will have no fear when the heat comes, but his leaf will be green; in a dry year he will have no care, and will go on giving fruit.

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 14:1

This chapter was penned upon occasion of a great drought, for want of rain. This judgment began in the latter end of Josiah's reign, but, as it should seem, continued in the beginning of Jehoiakim's: for less judgments are sent to give warning of greater coming, if not prevented by repentance. This calamity was mentioned several times before, but here, in this chapter, more fully. Here is, I. A melancholy description of it, ver. 1-6 . II. A prayer to God to put an end to this calamity and to return in mercy to… Read the whole commentary →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study Jeremiah 14:1