Jeremiah

Jeremiah 14:2–5

²“Judah mourns

and her gates languish.

Her people wail for the land,

and a cry goes up from Jerusalem.

³The nobles send their servants for water;

they go to the cisterns, but find no water;

their jars return empty.

They are ashamed and humiliated;

they cover their heads.

⁴The ground is cracked

because no rain has fallen on the land.

The farmers are ashamed;

they cover their heads.

⁵Even the doe in the field deserts her newborn fawn

because there is no grass.

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Jeremiah 14:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Judah	יְהוּדָ֔ה	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
mourns	אָבְלָ֣ה	’ā·ḇə·lāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H56 mourn
and her gates	וּשְׁעָרֶ֥יהָ	ū·šə·‘ā·re·hā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H8179 gate
languish	אֻמְלְל֖וּ	’um·lə·lū	Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person common plural	H535 be weak, languish
wail	קָדְר֣וּ	qā·ḏə·rū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6937 be dark
for the land	לָאָ֑רֶץ	lā·’ā·reṣ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
and a cry	וְצִוְחַ֥ת	wə·ṣiw·ḥaṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct	H6682 outcry
goes up	עָלָֽתָה׃	‘ā·lā·ṯāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
from Jerusalem	יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם	yə·rū·šā·lim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem

Jeremiah 14:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The nobles	וְאַדִּ֣רֵיהֶ֔ם	wə·’ad·di·rê·hem	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H117 majestic
send	שָׁלְח֥וּ	šā·lə·ḥū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H7971 send
their servants	צְעוֹרֵיהֶם	ṣə·ʿō·rē·hɛm	Adjective - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H6810 little, insignificant, young
for water	לַמָּ֑יִם	lam·mā·yim	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
they go	בָּ֣אוּ	bā·’ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the cisterns	גֵּבִ֞ים	gê·ḇîm	Noun - masculine plural	H1356 pit
but find	מָ֣צְאוּ	mā·ṣə·’ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H4672 attain to, find
no	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
water	מַ֗יִם	ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
their jars	כְלֵיהֶם֙	ḵə·lê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H3627 article, utensil, vessel
return	שָׁ֤בוּ	šā·ḇū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H7725 turn back, return
empty	רֵיקָ֔ם	rê·qām	Adverb	H7387 emptily, vainly
They are ashamed	בֹּ֥שׁוּ	bō·šū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H954 be ashamed
and humiliated	וְהָכְלְמ֖וּ	wə·hā·ḵə·lə·mū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hofal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H3637 be humiliated
they cover	וְחָפ֥וּ	wə·ḥā·p̄ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H2645 cover
their heads	רֹאשָֽׁם׃	rō·šām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H7218 head

Jeremiah 14:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The ground	הָאֲדָמָה֙	hā·’ă·ḏā·māh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H127 ground, land
is cracked	חַ֔תָּה	ḥat·tāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H2865 be shattered, dismayed
because	כִּ֛י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
no	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
rain	גֶ֖שֶׁם	ḡe·šem	Noun - masculine singular	H1653 rain, shower
has fallen on the land	בָּאָ֑רֶץ	bā·’ā·reṣ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
The farmers	אִכָּרִ֖ים	’ik·kā·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H406 ploughman, husbandman
are ashamed	בֹּ֥שׁוּ	bō·šū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H954 be ashamed
they cover	חָפ֥וּ	ḥā·p̄ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H2645 cover
their heads	רֹאשָֽׁם׃	rō·šām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H7218 head

Jeremiah 14:5

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Even	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the doe	אַיֶּ֙לֶת֙	’ay·ye·leṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H355 hind, doe
in the field	בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה	baś·śā·ḏeh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7704 id.
deserts	וְעָז֑וֹב	wə·‘ā·zō·wḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H5800 leave, forsake, loose
her newborn fawn	יָלְדָ֖ה	yā·lə·ḏāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
because	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
there is	הָיָ֖ה	hā·yāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
no	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
grass	דֶּֽשֶׁא׃	de·še	Noun - masculine singular	H1877 grass