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Jeremiah 14:2

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— “Judah mourns And her gates languish; They sit on the ground in mourning, And the cry of Jerusalem has ascended.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish; they are black unto the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish, they sit in black upon the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish, they sit in black upon the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— Judah mourneth, and her gates languish; they are black to the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish, they are black unto the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem goeth up.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— Judah, mourneth, And, the gates thereof, pine, They lie in gloom on the ground,—And, the outcry of Jerusalem, hath ascended;
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— Mourned hath Judah, and her gates have languished, They have mourned to the earth, And the cry of Jerusalem hath gone up.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— Judea hath mourned, and the gates thereof are fallen, and are become obscure on the ground, and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— Iudah hath mourned, and the gates thereof are desolate, they haue bene brought to heauinesse vnto the grounde, and the cry of Ierusalem goeth vp.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— Iudah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish, they are blacke vnto the ground, and the crie of Ierusalem is gone vp.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— Judah mourns and her gates are desolate; they are fallen on the ground, and the painful cry of Jerusalem is gone up.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— Judah{gr.Judea} has mourned, and her gates are emptied, and are darkened upon the earth; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— Yehudah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish; they are black unto the ground; and the cry of Yerushalaim is gone up.

Strong's Numbers & Hebrew NamesHebrew Old TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
Yæhûđà יְהוּדָה 3063
{3063} Prime
יְהוּדָה
Y@huwdah
{yeh-hoo-daw'}
From H3034; celebrated; Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory.
mourneth, 56
{0056} Prime
אָבַל
'abal
{aw-bal'}
A primitive root; to bewail.
z8804
<8804> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Perfect (See H8816)
Count - 12562
and the gates 8179
{8179} Prime
שַׁעַר
sha`ar
{shah'-ar}
From H8176 in its original sense; an opening, that is, door or gate.
thereof languish; 535
{0535} Prime
אמל
'amal
{aw-mal'}
A primitive root; to droop; by implication to be sick, to mourn.
z8797
<8797> Grammar
Stem - Pulal (See H8850)
Mood - Perfect (See H8816)
Count - 21
they are black 6937
{6937} Prime
קָדַר
qadar
{kaw-dar'}
A primitive root; to be ashy, that is, dark colored; by implication to mourn (in sackcloth or sordid garments).
z8804
<8804> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Perfect (See H8816)
Count - 12562
unto the ground; 776
{0776} Prime
אֶרֶץ
'erets
{eh'-rets}
From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth (at large, or partitively a land).
and the cry 6682
{6682} Prime
צְוָחָה
ts@vachah
{tsev-aw-khaw'}
From H6681; a screech (of anguish).
of Yærûšälaim יְרוּשָׁלִַם 3389
{3389} Prime
יְרוּשָׁלִַם
Y@ruwshalaim
{yer-oo-shaw-lah'-im}
A dual (in allusion to its two main hills (the true pointing, at least of the former reading, seems to be that of H3390)); probably from (the passive participle of) H3384 and H7999; founded peaceful; Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine.
is gone up. 5927
{5927} Prime
עָלָה
`alah
{aw-law'}
A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively (be high) or active (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literally and figuratively.
z8804
<8804> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Perfect (See H8816)
Count - 12562
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

Jeremiah 14:2

_ _ gatesThe place of public concourse in each city looks sad, as being no longer frequented (Isaiah 3:26; Isaiah 24:4).

_ _ black — that is, they mourn (blackness being indicative of sorrow), (Jeremiah 8:21).

_ _ unto the ground — bowing towards it.

_ _ cry — of distress (1 Samuel 5:12; Isaiah 24:11).

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on Jeremiah 14:1-9.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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Geneva Bible Translation Notes

Jeremiah 14:2

Judah mourneth, and her gates languish; they are (b) black to the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up.

(b) The word signifies extreme sorrow.

Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance
mourneth:

Jeremiah 4:28 For 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.
Jeremiah 12:4 How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of every field wither, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein? the beasts are consumed, and the birds; because they said, He shall not see our last end.
Isaiah 3:26 And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she [being] desolate shall sit upon the ground.
Hosea 4:3 Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away.
Joel 1:10 The field is wasted, the land mourneth; for the corn is wasted: the new wine is dried up, the oil languisheth.

the gates:

Isaiah 24:4 The earth mourneth [and] fadeth away, the world languisheth [and] fadeth away, the haughty people of the earth do languish.
Isaiah 24:7 The new wine mourneth, the vine languisheth, all the merryhearted do sigh.
Isaiah 33:9 The earth mourneth [and] languisheth: Lebanon is ashamed [and] hewn down: Sharon is like a wilderness; and Bashan and Carmel shake off [their fruits].

they:

Jeremiah 8:21 For the hurt of the daughter of my people am I hurt; I am black; astonishment hath taken hold on me.
Lamentations 2:9 Her gates are sunk into the ground; he hath destroyed and broken her bars: her king and her princes [are] among the Gentiles: the law [is] no [more]; her prophets also find no vision from the LORD.
Lamentations 4:8-9 Their visage is blacker than a coal; they are not known in the streets: their skin cleaveth to their bones; it is withered, it is become like a stick. ... [They that be] slain with the sword are better than [they that be] slain with hunger: for these pine away, stricken through for [want of] the fruits of the field.
Lamentations 5:10 Our skin was black like an oven because of the terrible famine.
Joel 2:6 Before their face the people shall be much pained: all faces shall gather blackness.

the cry:

Jeremiah 11:11 Therefore thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon them, which they shall not be able to escape; and though they shall cry unto me, I will not hearken unto them.
Jeremiah 18:22 Let a cry be heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a troop suddenly upon them: for they have digged a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet.
Exodus 2:24 And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.
1 Samuel 5:12 And the men that died not were smitten with the emerods: and the cry of the city went up to heaven.
1 Samuel 9:16 To morrow about this time I will send thee a man out of the land of Benjamin, and thou shalt anoint him [to be] captain over my people Israel, that he may save my people out of the hand of the Philistines: for I have looked upon my people, because their cry is come unto me.
Job 34:28 So that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto him, and he heareth the cry of the afflicted.
Isaiah 5:7 For 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 15:5 My heart shall cry out for Moab; his fugitives [shall flee] unto Zoar, an heifer of three years old: for by the mounting up of Luhith with weeping shall they go it up; for in the way of Horonaim they shall raise up a cry of destruction.
Zechariah 7:13 Therefore it is come to pass, [that] as he cried, and they would not hear; so they cried, and I would not hear, saith the LORD of hosts:
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Chain-Reference Bible SearchCross References with Concordance

Ex 2:24. 1S 5:12; 9:16. Jb 34:28. Is 3:26; 5:7; 15:5; 24:4, 7; 33:9. Jr 4:28; 8:21; 11:11; 12:4; 18:22. Lm 2:9; 4:8; 5:10. Ho 4:3. Jol 1:10; 2:6. Zc 7:13.

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