Jeremiah 14:6

And the wild donkeys stood upon the rocks; like dragons, they drew in the wind, but their eyes failed. For there was no grass.”

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In The King James Version

And the wild asses did stand in the high places, they snuffed up the wind like dragons; their eyes did fail, because there was no grass.

In Context

5For even the doe has given birth in the field, and then left it behind. For there was no grass.

7“O Lord, if our iniquities have responded against us, let it be for the sake of your name. For our rebellions are many; we have sinned against you.

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Cross References

Job 39:5Who has set the wild ass free, and who has released his bonds?

Lamentations 4:17AIN. While we were still standing, our eyes failed, expecting help for us in vain, when we looked attentively toward a nation that was not able to save.

Joel 1:18Why have the animals groaned, the herds of cattle bellowed? because there is no pasture for them. Yes, and even the flocks of sheep have been lost.

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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