Jeremiah
Jeremiah 14:4
4The ground is cracked
because no rain has fallen on the land.
The farmers are ashamed;
they cover their heads.
Word by word
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| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Joel 1:11 · Joel 1:19–20 · Jeremiah 3:3 · Deuteronomy 29:23 · Joel 1:17 · Leviticus 26:19–20
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.