14:1 The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the dearth. 
14:1 The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the dearth. 

14:2 Judah mourneth, and her gates languish; they are black to the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up. 
14:2 Judah mourneth, and her gates languish; they are black to the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up. 

14:3 And their nobles have sent their little ones to the waters: they came to the pits, {and} found no water; they returned with their vessels empty; they were ashamed and confounded, and covered their heads. 
14:3 And their nobles have sent their little ones to the waters: they came to the pits, {and} found no water; they returned with their vessels empty; they were ashamed and confounded, and covered their heads. 

14:4 Because the ground is chapt, for there was no rain on the earth, the plowmen were ashamed, they covered their heads. 
14:4 Because the ground is parched, for there was no rain on the earth, the plowmen were ashamed, they covered their heads. 

14:5 Yes, the hind also calved in the field, and forsook {it}, because there was no grass. 
14:5 Yea, the hind also calved in the field, and forsook {it}, because there was no grass. 

14:6 And the wild asses stood in the high places, they snuffed up the wind like dragons; their eyes failed, because {there was} no grass. 
14:6 And the wild donkeys stood in the high places, they snuffed up the wind like dragons; their eyes failed, because {there was} no grass. 

14:7 O LORD, though our iniquities testify against us, do thou {it} for thy name's sake: for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against thee. 
14:7 O LORD, though our iniquities testify against us, do thou {it} for thy name's sake: for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against thee. 

14:8 O the hope of Israel, his Savior in time of trouble, why shouldst thou be as a stranger in the land, and as a way-faring man {that} turneth aside to tarry for a night? 
14:8 O the hope of Israel, his saviour in time of trouble, why shouldest thou be as a stranger in the land, and as a wayfaring man {that} turneth aside to tarry for a night? 

14:9 Why shouldst thou be as a man astonished, as a mighty man {that} cannot save? yet thou, O LORD, {art} in the midst of us, and we are called by thy name; leave us not. 
14:9 Why shouldest thou be as a man dismayed, as a mighty man {that} cannot save? yet thou, O LORD, {art} in the midst of us, and we are called by thy name; leave us not. 

14:10 Thus saith the LORD to this people, Thus have they loved to wander, they have not restrained their feet, therefore the LORD doth not accept them; he will now remember their iniquity, and visit their sins. 
14:10 Thus saith the LORD to this people, Thus have they loved to wander, they have not restrained their feet, therefore the LORD doth not accept them; he will now remember their iniquity, and punish their sins. 

14:11 Then said the LORD to me, Pray not for this people for {their} good. 
14:11 Then said the LORD to me, Pray not for this people for {their} good. 

14:12 When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and when they offer burnt-offering and an oblation, I will not accept them: but I will consume them by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence. 
14:12 When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and when they offer burnt offering and an oblation, I will not accept them: but I will consume them by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence. 

14:13 Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! behold, the prophets say to them, Ye shall not see the sword, neither shall ye have famine; but I will give you assured peace in this place. 
14:13 Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, the prophets say to them, Ye shall not see the sword, neither shall ye have famine; but I will give you assured peace in this place. 

14:14 Then the LORD said to me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I have not sent them, neither have I commanded them, neither spoken to them: they prophesy to you a false vision and divination, and a thing of naught, and the deceit of their heart. 
14:14 Then the LORD said to me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I have not sent them, neither have I commanded them, neither spoken to them: they prophesy to you a false vision and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their heart. 

14:15 Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the prophets that prophesy in my name, and I sent them not, yet they say, Sword and famine shall not be in this land; By sword and famine shall those prophets be consumed. 
14:15 Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the prophets that prophesy in my name, and I sent them not, yet they say, Sword and famine shall not be in this land; By sword and famine shall those prophets be consumed. 

14:16 And the people to whom they prophesy shall be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem, because of the famine, and the sword; and they shall have none to bury them, them, their wives, nor their sons, nor their daughters: for I will pour their wickedness upon them. 
14:16 And the people to whom they prophesy shall be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and the sword; and they shall have none to bury them, them, their wives, nor their sons, nor their daughters: for I will pour their wickedness upon them. 

14:17 Therefore thou shalt say this word to them; Let my eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease: for the virgin daughter of my people is broken with a great breach, with a very grievous blow. 
14:17 Therefore thou shalt say this word to them; Let my eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease: for the virgin daughter of my people is broken with a great breach, with a very grievous blow. 

14:18 If I go forth into the field, then behold the slain with the sword! and if I enter into the city, then behold them that are sick with famine! yes, both the prophet and the priest go about into a land that they know not. 
14:18 If I go forth into the field, then behold the slain with the sword! and if I enter into the city, then behold them that are sick with famine! yea, both the prophet and the priest go about into a land that they know not. 

14:19 Hast thou utterly rejected Judah? hath thy soul loathed Zion? Why hast thou smitten us, and {there is} no healing for us? we looked for peace, and {there is} no good; and for the time of healing, and behold trouble! 
14:19 Hast thou utterly rejected Judah? hath thy soul abhorred Zion? why hast thou smitten us, and {there is} no healing for us? we looked for peace, and {there is} no good; and for the time of healing, and behold trouble! 

14:20 We acknowledge, O LORD, our wickedness, {and} the iniquity of our fathers; for we have sinned against thee. 
14:20 We acknowledge, O LORD, our wickedness, {and} the iniquity of our fathers: for we have sinned against thee. 

14:21 Do not abhor {us}, for thy name's sake; do not disgrace the throne of thy glory: remember, break not thy covenant with us. 
14:21 Do not abhor {us}, for thy name's sake, do not disgrace the throne of thy glory: remember, break not thy covenant with us. 

14:22 Are there {any} among the vanities of the Gentiles that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? {art} not thou he, O LORD our God? therefore we will wait upon thee: for thou hast made all these {things}. 
14:22 Are there {any} among the vanities of the Gentiles that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? {art} not thou he, O LORD our God? therefore we will wait upon thee: for thou hast made all these {things}.