Jeremiah 14:6 Parallel Translations

Wild donkeys stand on the bare hills. They sniff the air like jackals. Their eyesight fails because they have no green plants.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

And the wild asses did stand in the high places, they snuffed up the wind like dragons; their eyes did fail, because there was no grass.

ASV:

And the wild asses stand on the bare heights, they pant for air like jackals; their eyes fail, because there is no herbage.

BBE:

And the asses of the field on the open hilltops are opening their mouths wide like jackals to get air; their eyes are hollow because there is no grass.

DBY:

And the wild asses stand on the heights, they snuff up the wind like jackals; their eyes fail, because there is no herbage.

ERV:

And the wild asses stand on the bare heights, they pant for air like jackals; their eyes fail, because there is no herbage.

JPS:

And the wild asses stand on the high hills, they gasp for air like jackals; their eyes fail, because there is no herbage.

WBS:

And the wild asses stood in the high places, they snuffed up the wind like dragons; their eyes failed, because there was no grass.

WEB:

The wild donkeys stand on the bare heights, they pant for air like jackals; their eyes fail, because there is no herbage.

YLT:

And wild asses have stood on high places, They have swallowed up wind like dragons, Consumed have been their eyes, for there is no herb.

Jeremiah 14:6 Cross References

XREF:

Job 39:5 "Who sent out the wild donkey free? And who loosed the bonds of the swift donkey,

Job 39:6 To whom I gave the wilderness for a home And the salt land for his dwelling place?

Jeremiah 2:24 A wild donkey accustomed to the wilderness, That sniffs the wind in her passion. In the time of her heat who can turn her away? All who seek her will not become weary; In her month they will find her.

Joel 1:18 How the beasts groan! The herds of cattle wander aimlessly Because there is no pasture for them; Even the flocks of sheep suffer. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

14:6 And the wild donkeys stood in the high places, they snuffed up the wind like {e} dragons; their eyes failed, because [there was] no grass.
(e) Who are so hot by nature, that they cannot be cooled by drinking water, but still gasp for the air to refresh them.

WES:

14:6 The wild asses - The wild asses wanting water, got upon high places, where was the coolest air, and sucked in the wind; and this it is said they did like dragons, of whom Aristotle and Pliny report, that they ordinarily stand upon high places sucking in the cool air.

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:

Air Asses Bare Barren Consumed Donkeys Dragons Eyesight Fail Failed Fails Field Gasp Grass Heights Herb Herbage Hills Hilltops Hollow Jackals Lack Mouths Open Opening Pant Pasture Places Snuff Snuffed Stand Stood Swallowed Vegetation Wide Wild Wind

Air Asses Bare Barren Donkeys Dragons Eyes Eyesight Fail Failed Fails Field Gasp Grass Heights Herbage High Hills Hilltops Hollow Jackals Lack Mouths Open Opening Pant Places Snuff Snuffed Stand Stood Vegetation Wide Wild Wind

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