Jeremiah 14:1
אֲשֶׁר הָיָה דְבַר ־ יְהוָה אֶֽל ־ יִרְמְיָהוּ עַל ־ דִּבְרֵי הַבַּצָּרֽוֹת ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the dearth.
In Context
2אָבְלָה יְהוּדָה וּשְׁעָרֶיהָ אֻמְלְלוּ קָדְרוּ לָאָרֶץ וְצִוְחַת יְרוּשָׁלִַם עָלָֽתָה ׃
Cross References
Jeremiah 3:3וַיִּמָּנְעוּ רְבִבִים וּמַלְקוֹשׁ לוֹא הָיָה וּמֵצַח אִשָּׁה זוֹנָה הָיָה לָךְ מֵאַנְתְּ הִכָּלֵֽם ׃
Jeremiah 17:8וְהָיָה כְּעֵץ ׀ שָׁתוּל עַל ־ מַיִם וְעַל ־ יוּבַל יְשַׁלַּח שָֽׁרָשָׁיו וְלֹא ירא כִּֽי ־ יָבֹא חֹם וְהָיָה עָלֵהוּ רַֽעֲנָן וּבִשְׁנַת בַּצֹּרֶת לֹא יִדְאָג וְלֹא יָמִישׁ מֵעֲשׂוֹת פֶּֽרִי ׃
Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 14:1
This chapter was penned upon occasion of a great drought, for want of rain. This judgment began in the latter end of Josiah's reign, but, as it should seem, continued in the beginning of Jehoiakim's: for less judgments are sent to give warning of greater coming, if not prevented by repentance. This calamity was mentioned several times before, but here, in this chapter, more fully. Here is, I. A melancholy description of it, ver. 1-6 . II. A prayer to God to put an end to this calamity and to return in mercy to… Read the whole commentary →