Jeremiah 14:2
“Judah mourns and her gates languish. Her people wail for the land, and a cry goes up from Jerusalem.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
1This is the word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought:
Cross References
1 Samuel 5:12Those who did not die were afflicted with tumors, and the outcry of the city went up to heaven.
Job 34:28They caused the cry of the poor to come before Him, and He heard the outcry of the afflicted.
Isaiah 5:7For the vineyard of the LORD of Hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah are the plant of His delight. He looked for justice, but saw bloodshed; for righteousness, but heard a cry of distress.
Isaiah 24:4The earth mourns and withers; the world languishes and fades; the exalted of the earth waste away.
Isaiah 24:11In the streets they cry out for wine. All joy turns to gloom; rejoicing is exiled from the land.
Jeremiah 4:28Therefore the earth will mourn and the heavens above will grow dark. I have spoken, I have planned, and I will not relent or turn back.”
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 →