Jeremiah 14:4 Parallel Translations

The ground is cracked because there has been no rain in the land. The farmers are disappointed. They cover their heads.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

Because the ground is chapt, for there was no rain in the earth, the plowmen were ashamed, they covered their heads.

ASV:

Because of the ground which is cracked, for that no rain hath been in the land, the plowmen are put to shame, they cover their heads.

BBE:

Those who do work on the land are in fear, for there has been no rain on the land, and the farmers are shamed, covering their heads.

DBY:

Because the ground is chapt, for there hath been no rain on the earth, the ploughmen are ashamed, they cover their heads.

ERV:

Because of the ground which is chapt, for that no rain hath been in the land, the plowmen are ashamed, they cover their heads.

JPS:

Because of the ground which is cracked, for there hath been no rain in the land, the plowmen are ashamed, they cover their heads.

WBS:

Because the ground is chapt, for there was no rain on the earth, the plowmen were ashamed, they covered their heads.

WEB:

Because of the ground which is cracked, because no rain has been in the land, the plowmen are disappointed, they cover their heads.

YLT:

Because the ground hath been broken, For there hath been no rain in the land, Ashamed have been husbandmen, They have covered their head.

Jeremiah 14:4 Cross References

XREF:

Jeremiah 3:3 "Therefore the showers have been withheld, And there has been no spring rain. Yet you had a harlot's forehead; You refused to be ashamed.

Joel 1:11 Be ashamed, O farmers, Wail, O vinedressers, For the wheat and the barley; Because the harvest of the field is destroyed.

Joel 1:19 To You, O LORD, I cry; For fire has devoured the pastures of the wilderness And the flame has burned up all the trees of the field.

Joel 1:20 Even the beasts of the field pant for You; For the water brooks are dried up And fire has devoured the pastures of the wilderness. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

MHC:

14:1-9 The people were in tears. But it was rather the cry of their trouble, and of their sin, than of their prayer. Let us be thankful for the mercy of water, that we may not be taught to value it by feeling the want of it. See what dependence husbandmen have upon the Divine providence. They cannot plough nor sow in hope, unless God water their furrows. The case even of the wild beasts was very pitiable. The people are not forward to pray, but the prophet prays for them. Sin is humbly confessed. Our sins not only accuse us, but answer against us. Our best pleas in prayer are those fetched from the glory of God's own name. We should dread God's departure, more than the removal of our creature-comforts. He has given Israel his word to hope in. It becomes us in prayer to show ourselves more concerned for God's glory than for our own comfort. And if we now return to the Lord, he will save us to the glory of his grace.

CONC:

Ashamed Broken Chapt Cover Covered Covering Cracked Disappointed Dismayed Farmers Fear Ground Heads Husbandmen Ploughmen Plowmen Rain Shame Shamed

Ashamed Cover Covered Covering Cracked Disappointed Dismayed Earth Farmers Fear Ground Head Heads Husbandmen Plowmen Rain Shame Shamed Work

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