NASB — Jeremiah 14 — KJV

Drought and a Prayer for Mercy

1 That which° came° as the word° of the LORD° to Jeremiah° in regard° to the adrought°:
  2 “Judah° mourns°
  And aher gates° languish°;
  They sit° on the ground° bin mourning°,
  And the ccry° of Jerusalem° has ascended°.
  3 “Their nobles° have asent° their Iservants° for water°;
  They have come° to the bcisterns° and found° no° water°.
  They have returned° with their vessels° empty°;
  They have been° cput° to shame° and humiliated°,
  And they dcover° their heads°.
  4 “Because° the aground° is Icracked°,
  For there has been° bno° rain° on the land°;
  The cfarmers° have been° put° to shame°,
  They have covered° their heads°.
  5 “For even° the doe° in the field° has given° birth° only to abandon° [her young],
  Because° there is ano° grass°.
  6 “The awild° donkeys° stand° on the bare° heights°;
  They pant° for air° like jackals°,
  Their eyes° fail°
  For there° is bno° vegetation°.
  7 “Although° our ainiquities° testify° against us,
  O LORD°, act° bfor Your name’s° sake°!
  Truly° our capostasies° have been° many°,
  We have dsinned° against You.
  8 “O aHope° of Israel°,
  Its bSavior° in ctime° of distress°,
  Why° are You like a stranger° in the land°
  Or like a traveler° who has pitched° his [tent] for the night°?
  9 “Why° are You like a man° dismayed°,
  Like a mighty° man° who acannot°° save°?
  Yet bYou are in our midst°, O LORD°,
  And we are ccalled° by Your name°;
  Do not forsake° us!”

[1] aJr 17:8
[2] aIs 3:26 bJr 8:21 c1S 5:12; Jr 11:11; 46:12; Zc 7:13
[3] ILit little ones a1K 18:5 b2K 18:31; Jr 2:13 cJb 6:20; Ps 40:14 d2S 15:30
[4] ILit shattered aJol 1:19, 20 bJr 3:3 cJol 1:11
[5] aIs 15:6
[6] aJb 39:5, 6; Jr 2:24 bJol 1:18
[7] aIs 59:12; Ho 5:5 bPs 25:11; Jr 14:21 cJr 5:6; 8:5 dJr 3:25; 8:14; 14:20
[8] aJr 17:13 bIs 43:3; 63:8 cPs 9:9; 50:15
[9] aNu 11:23; Is 50:2; 59:1 bEx 29:45; Ps 46:5; Jr 8:19 cIs 63:19; Jr 15:16

10 ¶ Thus° says° the LORD° to this° people°, “Even so° they have aloved° to wander°; they have not bkept° their feet° in check°. Therefore the LORD° does cnot accept° them; now° He will dremember° their iniquity° and call° their sins° to account°.” 11 So the LORD° said° to me, “aDo not pray° for the welfare° of this° people°. 12 When° they fast°, I am anot going to listen° to their cry°; and when° they offer° bburnt° offering° and grain offering°, I am not going to accept° them. Rather° I am going to cmake° an end° of them by the dsword°, famine° and pestilence°.”

[10] aJr 2:25; 3:13 bPs 119:101 cJr 6:20; Am 5:22 dJr 44:21-23; Ho 8:13; 9:9
[11] aEx 32:10; Jr 7:16; 11:14
[12] aPv 1:28; Is 1:15; Jr 11:11; Ezk 8:18; Mi 3:4; Zc 7:13 bJr 6:20; 7:21 cJr 8:13 dJr 21:9

False Prophets

13 ¶ But, “Ah°, Lord° IGOD°!” I said°, “Look°, the prophets° are telling° them, ‘You awill not see° the sword° nor° will you have° famine°, but I will give° you IIlasting° bpeace° in this° place°.’” 14 Then the LORD° said° to me, “The aprophets° are prophesying° falsehood° in My name°. bI have neither° sent° them nor° commanded° them nor° spoken° to them; they are prophesying° to you a cfalse° vision°, divination°, futility° and the deception° of their own Iminds°. 15 Therefore° thus° says° the LORD° concerning° the prophets° who are prophesying° in My name°, although it was not I who sent° them—yet they keep saying°, ‘There will be no° sword° or famine° in this° land°’—aby sword° and famine° those° prophets° shall Imeet° their end°! 16 The people° also to whom° they are prophesying° will be athrown° out into the streets° of Jerusalem° because°° of the famine° and the sword°; and there° will be no° one° to bbury° them—[neither] them, [nor] their wives°, nor° their sons°, nor° their daughters°—for I will cpour° out their [own] wickedness° on them.
  17 “You will say° this° word° to them,
  ‘aLet my eyes° flow° down° with tears° night° and day°,
  And let them not cease°;
  For the virgin° bdaughter° of my people° has been crushed° with a mighty° blow°,
  With a sorely° cinfected° wound°.
  18 ‘If° I ago° out to the country°,
  Behold°, those Islain° with the sword°!
  Or if° I enter° the city°,
  Behold°, diseases° of famine°!
  For bboth° prophet° and priest°
  Have IIgone roving° about° in the land° that they do not know°.’”

[13] IHeb YHWH, usually rendered LORD IILit peace of truth aJr 5:12; 23:17 bJr 6:14; 8:11
[14] ILit hearts aJr 5:31; 23:25 bJr 23:21 cJr 23:16, 26; 27:9, 10; Ezk 12:24
[15] ILit be finished aJr 23:15; Ezk 14:10
[16] aPs 79:2, 3; Jr 7:33; 15:2, 3 bJr 8:1, 2 cPv 1:31; Jr 13:22-25
[17] aJr 9:1; 13:17; Lm 1:16 bIs 37:22; Jr 8:21; Lm 1:15; 2:13 cJr 10:19; 30:14
[18] ILit pierced IIOr gone around trading aJr 6:25; Lm 1:20; Ezk 7:15 bJr 6:13; 8:10

  19 ¶ Have You completely° arejected° Judah°?
  Or° have IYou loathed° Zion°?
  Why° have You stricken° us so that we bare beyond° healing°?
  [We] cwaited° for peace°, but nothing° good° [came];
  And for a time° of healing°, but behold°, terror°!
  20 We aknow° our wickedness°, O LORD°,
  The iniquity° of our fathers°, for bwe have sinned° against You.
  21 Do not despise° [us], afor Your own name’s° sake°;
  Do not disgrace° the bthrone° of Your glory°;
  Remember° [and] do not annul° Your covenant° with us.
  22 Are there° any° among the Iaidols° of the nations° who bgive° rain°?
  Or° can the heavens° grant° showers°?
  Is it not You, O LORD° our God°?
  Therefore we IIchope° in You,
  For You are the one who has done° all° these° things°.

[19] ILit Your soul aJr 6:30; 7:29; 12:7; Lm 5:22 bJr 30:13 cJb 30:26; Jr 8:15; 1Th 5:3
[20] aNe 9:2; Ps 32:5; Jr 3:25 bJr 8:14; 14:7; Dn 9:8
[21] aPs 25:11; Jr 14:7 bJr 3:17; 17:12
[22] ILit vanities IIOr wait for aIs 41:29; Jr 10:3 b1K 17:1; Jr 5:24 cLm 3:26


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The grievous famine

1 ¶ The wordº of the LORDº that² came² to² Jeremiahº concerningº² the dearth.º 2 Judahº mourneth,ºª and the gatesº thereof languish;ºª they are blackºª unto the ground;º and the cryº of Jerusalemº is gone up.ºª 3 And their noblesº have sentºª their little onesº to the waters:º they cameºª to² the pits,ºª¹ [and] foundºª no² water;º they returnedºª with their vesselsº empty;º they were ashamedºª and confounded,ºª and coveredºª their heads.º 4 Because² the groundº is chapt,ºª for² there was² no² rainº in the earth,º the plowmenº were ashamed,ºª they coveredºª their heads.º 5 Yea,² the hindº also calvedºª in the field,º and forsookºª [it], because² there was² no² grass.º 6 And the wild assesº did standºª in² the high places,º they snuffed upºª the windº like dragons;º their eyesº did fail,ºª because² [there was] no² grass.º

[1] Jr 17:8.
[2] 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.
[3] 2S 15:30; 19:4; 1K 17:7; 18:5; 2K 18:31; Es 6:12; Ps 40:14; 109:29; Is 45:16; Jr 2:13, 26; 14:4; 20:11; Jol 1:20; Am 4:8.
[4] Lv 26:19; Dt 28:23; 29:23; Jol 1:11, 17, 19.
[5] Jb 39:1; Ps 29:9.
[6] 1S 14:29; Jb 39:5; Jr 2:24; Lm 4:17; 5:17; Jol 1:18.

causeth Jeremiah to pray.

7 ¶ O LORD,º though² our iniquitiesº testifyºª against us, doºª thou [it] for thy name's¹ sake:²² for² our backslidingsº are many;ºª we have sinnedºª against thee. 8 O the hopeº of Israel,º the saviourºª thereof in timeº of trouble,º why² shouldest thou be² as a strangerº in the land,º and as a wayfaring manºª [that] turneth asideºª to tarry² for a night?¹ª 9 Why² shouldest thou be² as a manº astonied,ºª as a mighty manº [that] cannotºª² save?ºª yet thou,² O LORD,º [art] in the midstº of us, and we are calledºª by thy name;º leave¹ª² us not.²

[7] Dt 32:27; Jsh 7:9; Ezr 9:6, 15; Ne 9:33; Ps 25:11; 115:1; Is 59:12; Jr 2:19; 3:6; 5:6; 14:20; Ezk 20:9, 14, 22; Dn 9:5, 9, 18; Ho 5:5; 7:10; Ep 1:6, 12.
[8] Jg 19:17; Ps 9:9; 10:1; 37:39; 46:1; 50:15; 91:15; 138:7; Is 43:3, 11; 45:15, 21; Jr 17:13; 50:7; Jol 3:16; Ac 28:20; 2Co 1:4; 1Ti 1:1.
[9] Ex 29:45; Lv 26:11; Nu 11:23; 14:15; Dt 23:14; 1S 12:22; Ps 27:9; 44:23; 46:5; Is 12:6; 50:1; 51:9; 59:1; 63:19; Jr 15:16; Dn 9:18; Zc 2:5; 2Co 6:16; He 13:5; Rv 21:3.

The LORD will not be intreated for the people.

10 ¶ Thus² saithºª the LORDº unto this² people,º Thus² have they lovedºª to wander,ºª they have not² refrainedºª their feet,º therefore the LORDº doth not² acceptºª them; he will now² rememberºª their iniquity,º and visitºª their sins.º 11 Then saidºª the LORDº unto² me, Prayºª not² for² this² peopleº for [their] good.º 12 When² they fast,ºª I will not² hearºª² their cry;º and when² they offerºª burnt offeringº and an oblation,º I will not² acceptºª them: but² I² will consumeºª them by the sword,º and by the famine,º and by the pestilence.º

[10] 1S 15:2; 1K 17:18; Ps 109:14; 119:101; Jr 2:23, 25, 36; 3:1; 6:20; 8:5; 31:34; 44:21; Ho 8:13; 9:9; 11:7, 9; Am 5:22; Mal 1:8; He 8:12.
[11] Ex 32:32; Jr 7:16; 11:14; 15:1.
[12] Pv 1:28; 15:8; 21:27; 28:9; Is 1:11, 15; 58:3; Jr 6:20; 7:21; 9:16; 11:11; 15:2; 16:4; 21:7; 24:10; 29:17; Ezk 5:12; 8:18; 14:21; Mi 3:4; Zc 7:13.

Lying prophets are no excuse for them.

13 ¶ Then saidºª I, Ah,º Lordº GOD!º behold,² the prophetsº sayºª unto them, Ye shall not² seeºª the sword,º neither² shall ye have² famine;º but² I will giveºª you assuredº peaceº in this² place.º 14 Then the LORDº saidºª unto² me, The prophetsº prophesyºª liesº in my name:º I sentºª them not,² neither² have I commandedºª them, neither² spakeºª unto² them: they² prophesyºª unto you a falseº visionº and divination,º and a thing of nought,º¹ª and the deceitº of their heart.º 15 Therefore² thus² saithºª the LORDº concerning² the prophetsº that prophesyºª in my name,º and I² sentºª them not,² yet they² say,ºª Swordº and famineº shall not² be² in this² land;º By swordº and famineº shall those² prophetsº be consumed.ºª 16 And the peopleº to whom² they² prophesyºª shall be² cast outºª in the streetsº of Jerusalemº becauseº² of the famineº and the sword;º and they shall have none² to buryºª them,º them,² their wives,º nor their sons,º nor their daughters:º for I will pourºª² their wickednessº upon² them.

[13] Jr 1:6; 4:10; 5:31; 6:14; 8:11; 23:17; 28:2; Ezk 13:10, 22; Mi 3:11; 2P 2:1.
[14] Is 9:15; 30:10; Jr 23:14, 21, 25, 26; 27:9, 10, 14, 15; 28:13, 15; 29:8, 21, 31; 37:19; Lm 2:14; Ezk 12:24; 13:6, 23; 21:29; Mi 3:11; Zc 10:2; 13:3; 2Th 2:9; 1Ti 4:2.
[15] 1K 22:25; Jr 5:12; 6:15; 8:12; 20:6; 23:14; 28:15; 29:20, 31; Ezk 14:10; Am 7:17; 2P 2:1, 14; Rv 19:20.
[16] Ps 79:2; Pv 1:31; Is 9:16; Jr 2:17; 4:18; 5:31; 7:33; 9:22; 13:22; 15:2; 16:4; 18:21; 19:6; Mt 15:14; Rv 16:1.

Jeremiah is moved to complain for them.

17 ¶ Therefore thou shalt sayºª² this² wordº unto² them; Let mine eyesº run downºª with tearsº nightº and day,º and let them not² cease:ºª for² the virginº daughterº of my peopleº is brokenºª with a greatº breach,º with a veryº grievousºª blow.º 18 If² I go forthºª into the field,º then behold² the slainº with the sword!º and if² I enterºª into the city,º then behold² them that are sickº with famine!º yea,² both² the prophetº and² the priestº go aboutºª into² a landº that they knowºª not.² 19 Hast thou utterly¹ª rejectedºª² Judah?º hath thy soulº lothedºª Zion?º why² hast thou smittenºª us, and [there is] no² healingº for us? we lookedºª for peace,º and [there is] no² good;º and for the timeº of healing,º and behold² trouble!º 20 We acknowledge,ºª O LORD,º our wickedness,º [and] the iniquityº of our fathers:º for² we have sinnedºª against thee. 21 Do not² abhorºª [us], for thy name's¹ sake,²² do not² disgraceºª the throneº of thy glory:º remember,ºª breakºª not² thy covenantº with² us. 22 Are thereº [any] among the vanitiesº of the Gentilesº that can cause rain?ºª or² can the heavensº giveºª showers?º [art] not² thou² he,² O LORDº our God?º therefore we will waitºª upon thee: for² thou² hast madeºª² all² these² [things].

[17] Ps 39:10; 80:4; 119:136; Is 37:22; Jr 8:18, 21; 9:1; 13:17; 30:14; Lm 1:15, 16; 2:13, 18; 3:48; Am 5:2; Mi 6:13.
[18] Dt 28:36, 64; Is 28:7; Jr 2:8; 5:31; 6:13; 8:10; 23:21; 52:6; Lm 1:20; 4:9, 13; Ezk 7:15; Mi 3:11; 2P 2:3.
[19] 2K 17:19; 2Ch 36:16; Jb 30:26; Ps 78:59; 80:12; 89:38; Jr 6:30; 8:15, 22; 12:8; 15:1, 18; Lm 2:13; 4:17; 5:22; Zc 11:8; Ro 11:1; 1Th 5:3.
[20] Lv 26:40; 2S 12:13; 24:10; Ezr 9:6; Ne 9:2; Jb 33:27; Ps 32:5; 51:3, 4; 106:6; Jr 3:13, 25; Dn 9:5; Lk 15:18; 1Jn 1:7.
[21] Ex 32:13; Lv 26:11, 42; Dt 32:19; Ps 51:11; 74:2, 3, 18, 20; 79:9; 89:39; 106:40, 45; Is 64:9; Jr 3:17; 14:7, 19; 17:12; Lm 1:10; 2:6, 7, 20; Ezk 7:20; 24:21; 36:22; 39:25; 43:7; Dn 8:11; 9:7, 15; Am 6:8; Zc 11:10; Lk 1:72; 21:24; Ep 2:7; He 8:6; Rv 11:2.
[22] Dt 28:12; 32:21; 1K 8:36; 17:1, 14; 18:1, 39; Jb 5:10; 38:26; Ps 25:3, 21; 27:14; 74:1; 130:5; 135:7; 147:8; Is 30:18, 23; 41:29; 44:12; Jr 5:24; 10:13, 15; 16:19; 51:16; Lm 3:25; Jol 2:23; Am 4:7; Mi 7:7; Hab 3:17; Zc 10:1; Mt 5:45; Ac 14:15.


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