Jeremiah 14:2
Judah is in mourning; her towns are wasting away. Her people are weeping for the land, and a cry for help comes from Jerusalem.
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1This is a message from the Lord that came to Jeremiah regarding the drought:
Cross References
1 Samuel 5:12Those who didn't die were plagued with swellings, and the cry for help from the town reached up to heaven.
Job 34:28They made the poor call out to him, and he heard the cries of the oppressed.
Isaiah 5:7Israel is the vineyard of the Lord Almighty, and the people of Judah are the plants in his garden that made him happy. Yet while he hoped for justice, he only saw injustice; he hoped people would live right, but he only heard the cries of those who were suffering.
Isaiah 24:4The earth dries up and withers away; the world shrivels up and withers away, the high and mighty people shrivel up along with the earth.
Isaiah 24:11Crowds on the street are shouting, demanding to have wine. Joy turns into darkness. There's no happiness left on earth.
Jeremiah 4:28The earth will mourn and the heavens above will go dark. I have spoken; this is what I have ordered. I'm not going to stop or change my mind.”
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 →