Jeremiah 14
14
The Severe Drought
1That which came as the word of Yahweh to Jeremiah concerning the matter#Hebrew “matters” of the severe drought.
2“Judah mourns, and her gates languish,
they are in mourning on the ground,
and the cry of lament of Jerusalem goes up.
3And their nobles send their servants for water.
They come to the pits, they find no water.
They return with their vessels empty.#Literally “without success”
They are ashamed, and they are confounded,
and they cover their heads.#Hebrew “head”
4Because of the ground, which is cracked
because there was no rain on the ground.
The farmers are ashamed,
they cover their heads.#Hebrew “head”
5For even the doe in the field gives birth and forsakes her young,#Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
because there is no green growth.
6And wild asses stand on the barren heights,
they gasp for breath like the jackals.
Their eyes fail
because there is no vegetation.”
7Although our iniquities testify against us, O Yahweh,
act for the sake of your name.
Yes, our apostasies are many;
we have sinned against you.
8You are the hope of Israel,
its savior in time of distress.
Why should you be like an alien in the land,
or like a traveler who spreads out his tent #Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation to spend the night?
9Why should you be like a confused man,
like a warrior who is not able to help?
Yet you are in our midst, O Yahweh,
and your name is called upon us.
You must not leave us!
10Thus says Yahweh concerning this people:
“They have loved so much to wander,
they have not spared their feet.
Therefore Yahweh is not favorable to them,
now he will remember their iniquity and punish their sins.”
Lying Prophets
11So Yahweh said to me, “You must not pray for this people, for their happiness.#Or “good” 12Although they fast, I am not listening to their cry of entreaty. And although they present burnt offering and grain offering, I am not favorable to them. But by the sword, and by the famine, and by the plague, I am about to destroy them.” 13Then I said, “Ah, Lord Yahweh, look, the prophets are saying to them, ‘You will not see the sword, and famine will not be yours, but reliable peace I will give to you in this place.’ ” 14And Yahweh said to me, “The prophets are prophesying lies#Hebrew “lie” in my name. I have not sent them, and I have not commanded them, and I have not spoken to them. They are prophesying to you a lying vision, and a divination, worthless, and the deceitfulness of their minds.”#Literally “heart” 15Therefore#Literally “To thus” thus says Yahweh concerning the prophets who prophecy in my name though I have not sent them, yet they are saying, “Sword and famine will not be in this land.” “By the sword and by the famine those prophets will perish. 16And the people to whom they are prophesying will be cast out into the streets of Jerusalem because of#Literally “from the face of” the famine and the sword. And there will be no one who buries them, their wives, or their sons, or their daughters. And I will pour out on them their wickedness.
The Nation Hopes in Yahweh
17“And you shall say to them this word,
‘Let my eyes melt with tears night and day,
and let them not cease,
for with a great wound the virgin daughter of my people is broken,
with a very incurable wound.
18If I go out into the field,
then look, those slain by the sword.
And if I enter the city,
then look, the sickness of the famine.
For both prophet and priest wander around through the land,
they do not know what is going on.’ ”#Literally “and not they know”
19Have you completely rejected Judah?
Or has your soul#Or “inner self” loathed Zion?
Why have you struck us
so that there is no healing for us?
We hope for peace, but there is no good,
and for a time of healing, but look, there is terror.
20We know, O Yahweh, our wickedness,
the iniquity of our ancestors,#Or “fathers”
for we have sinned against you.
21You must not spurn us#Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation for the sake of your name,
you must not dishonor your glorious throne.#Literally “the throne of your glory”
Remember us!#Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
You must not break your covenant with us.
22Are there any among the idols of the nation who cause rain to pour?
Or can the heavens give showers?
Is it not you, O Yahweh our God?
Therefore, we hope in you, for you do all these things.
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Jeremiah 14
14
Drought, Famine, and Sword
1#Jer 17:8The word of the Lord which came to Jeremiah concerning the drought:
2#Isa 3:26; 1Sa 5:12 Judah mourns,
and the gates languish;
they sit on the ground while mourning,
and the cry of Jerusalem has gone up.
3#2Sa 15:30; 2Ki 18:31 Their nobles have sent their servants for water;
they came to the cisterns and found no water.
They returned with their vessels empty;
they were ashamed and humiliated,
and covered their heads.
4#Jer 3:3; Joel 1:11 Because the ground is chapped,
for there was no rain in the earth,
the plowmen were ashamed;
they have covered their heads.
5#Ps 29:9 Indeed, the hind also calved in the field
and abandoned her young
because there was no grass.
6#Jer 2:24; Job 39:5–6 The wild donkeys stand in the high places;
they pant for air like jackals;
their eyes fail
because there is no grass.
7#Ps 25:11; Jer 5:6 O Lord, though our iniquities testify against us,
do it for Your name’s sake.
Indeed, our backslidings are many;
we have sinned against You.
8#Jer 17:13; Ps 9:9 O the Hope of Israel,
its Savior in time of trouble,
why should You be as a stranger in the land,
and as a wayfaring man who turns aside to pitch his tent for a night?
9#Isa 59:1; 63:19 Why should You be as a man dismayed,
as a mighty man who cannot save?
Yet You, O Lord, are in our midst,
and we are called by Your name.
Do not forsake us!
10#Hos 8:13; 9:9Thus says the Lord to this people:
Even so they have loved to wander;
they have not restrained their feet.
Therefore, the Lord does not accept them;
He will now remember their iniquity
and punish their sins.
11#Jer 7:16; 11:14Then the Lord said to me: Do not pray for the good of this people. 12#Jer 6:20; Pr 1:28When they fast, I will not hear their cry. And when they offer a 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.
False Prophets
13#Jer 6:14; 4:10Yet I said, “Ah, Lord God! Here the prophets say to them, ‘You shall not see the sword nor shall you have famine, but I will give you assured peace in this place.’ ”
14#Jer 27:9–10; 29:8–9Then the Lord said to me: The prophets prophesy lies in My name. I have not sent them nor have I commanded them nor have I spoken to them. They prophesy to you a false vision and divination, and emptiness, and the deceit of their heart. 15#Jer 5:12–13; Eze 14:10Therefore thus says the Lord concerning the prophets who prophesy in My name though I did not send them, yet they say, “Sword and famine will not be in this land.” By sword and famine those prophets will be consumed. 16#Pr 1:31; Jer 7:33The people to whom they prophesy will be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and the sword. And they will have no one to bury them, not them, nor their wives, nor their sons, nor their daughters. For I will pour out their wickedness upon them.
17#Jer 8:21; 9:1Therefore you will 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
has been broken with a great blow,
with a very infected wound.
18#Eze 7:15; Jer 5:31 If I go out into the field,
I see those slain with the sword!
And if I enter the city,
I see those who are sick with famine!
Indeed, both the prophet and the priest
go about into a land that they do not know.
The People Ask for Mercy
19#Jer 8:15; La 5:22 Have You utterly rejected Judah?
Has Your soul loathed Zion?
Why have You stricken us
so that there is no healing for us?
We looked for peace,
but there was nothing good;
and for the time of healing,
but there is trouble!
20#Ne 9:2; Ps 32:5 We acknowledge, O Lord, our wickedness
and the iniquity of our fathers,
for we have sinned against You.
21#Ps 106:45; Jer 14:7 Do not abhor us. For Your name’s sake,
do not disgrace Your glorious throne.
Remember and do not break
Your covenant with us.
22#Dt 32:21; Isa 30:23 Are there any among the idols of the nations that can cause rain?
Or can the heavens give showers?
Is it not You, O Lord our God?
Therefore, we will wait upon You,
for You have done all these things.
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