Jeremiah 14:2
Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish, they bow down in black unto the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
In Context
1The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the droughts.
Cross References
1 Samuel 5:12And the men that died not were smitten with the emerods; and the cry of the city went up to heaven.
Job 34:28So that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto Him, and He heareth the cry of the afflicted.
Isaiah 5:7For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah the plant of His delight; and He looked for justice, but behold violence; for righteousness, but behold a cry.
Isaiah 24:4The earth fainteth and fadeth away, the world faileth and fadeth away, the lofty people of the earth do fail.
Isaiah 24:11There is a crying in the streets amidst the wine; all joy is darkened, the mirth of the land is gone.
Jeremiah 4:28For this shall the earth mourn, and the heavens above be black; because I have spoken it, I have purposed it, and I have not repented, neither will I turn back from it.
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 →