Jeremiah 14:3

And, their nobles have sent their menials to the waters,—They have been to the pits, They have found no water They have returned, their vessels empty, They are pale and ashamed and have covered their heads.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

2Judah mourneth, And the gates thereof, pine They lie in gloom on the ground,—And, the outcry of Jerusalem, hath ascended;

4Because the ground, is cracked, For there hath been no rain in the land, The plowmen are pale They have covered their heads.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 15:30Now, David, was going up by the ascent of Olivet, weeping as he went up, with his head covered, himself, passing on barefoot,—and all the people who were with him, covered every man his head, and went up, weeping as they went.

1 Kings 17:7But it came to pass, at the end of [certain] days, that the torrent dried up,—because there had been no rain in the land.

1 Kings 18:6So they divided to them the land, to pass through it,—Ahab, went one way, by himself, and, Obadiah, went another way, by himself.

Esther 6:12Then Mordecai returned unto the gate of the king,—but, Haman, hurried unto his own house, mourning, and with covered head.

Psalms 40:14Let them turn pale and then at once blush, who are seeking my life to snatch it away,—Let them draw back, and be confounded, who are taking pleasure in my calamity;

Isaiah 45:16They have turned pale and even been put to shame, all of them,—Together have they gone into disgrace, have the makers of images:

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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