Jeremiah 14:2
Judah mourneth, and her gates languish; they are black to the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up.
Webster Bible
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In Context
1The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the dearth.
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 to 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 his pleasant plant: and he looked for judgment, but behold oppression; for righteousness, but behold a cry.
Isaiah 24:4The earth mourneth and fadeth away, the world languisheth and fadeth away, the haughty people of the earth do languish.
Isaiah 24:11There is a crying for wine in the streets; 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 will not repent, 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 →