Jeremiah 14:3

Their great men have sent their servants for water: they come to the holes and there is no water to be seen; they come back with nothing in their vessels; they are overcome with shame and fear, covering 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 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.

4Those who do work on the land are in fear, for there has been no rain on the land, and the farmers are shamed, covering their heads.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 15:30And David went up the slopes of the Mount of Olives weeping all the way, with his head covered and no shoes on his feet: and all the people who were with him, covering their heads, went up weeping.

1 Kings 17:7Now after a time the stream became dry, because there was no rain in the land.

1 Kings 18:6So they went through all the country, covering it between them; Ahab went in one direction by himself, and Obadiah went in another by himself.

Esther 6:12And Mordecai came back to the king's doorway. But Haman went quickly back to his house, sad and with his head covered.

Psalms 40:14\40:13\Be pleased, O Lord, to take me out of danger; O Lord, come quickly and give me help.

Isaiah 45:16All those who have gone against him will be put to shame; the makers of images will be made low.

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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