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Do you despise Zion? Why have you afflicted us so that we cannot be healed? We hoped for peace but no good has come, for a time of healing but there is only terror. <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/14.htm">New Living Translation</a> LORD, have you completely rejected Judah? Do you really hate Jerusalem? Why have you wounded us past all hope of healing? We hoped for peace, but no peace came. We hoped for a time of healing, but found only terror. <a href="/esv/jeremiah/14.htm">English Standard Version</a> Have you utterly rejected Judah? Does your soul loathe Zion? Why have you struck us down so that there is no healing for us? We looked for peace, but no good came; for a time of healing, but behold, terror. <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/14.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Have You rejected Judah completely? Do You despise Zion? Why have You stricken us so that we are beyond healing? We hoped for peace, but no good has come, and for the time of healing, but there was only terror. <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/14.htm">King James Bible</a> Hast thou utterly rejected Judah? hath thy soul lothed 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! <a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/14.htm">New King James Version</a> 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 no good; And for the time of healing, and there was trouble. <a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Have You completely rejected Judah? Or have You loathed Zion? Why have You stricken us so that we are beyond healing? We waited for peace, but nothing good came; And for a time of healing, but behold, terror! <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/14.htm">NASB 1995</a> Have You completely rejected Judah? Or have You loathed Zion? Why have You stricken us so that we are beyond healing? We waited for peace, but nothing good came; And for a time of healing, but behold, terror! <a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Hast Thou completely rejected Judah? Or hast Thou loathed Zion? Why hast Thou stricken us so that we are beyond healing? We waited for peace, but nothing good came; And for a time of healing, but behold, terror! <a href="/lsb/jeremiah/14.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Have You completely rejected Judah? Or have You loathed Zion? Why have You stricken us so that there is no healing for us? We hoped for peace, but there was no good; And for a time of healing, but behold, terror! <a href="/amp/jeremiah/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Have You [O LORD] completely rejected Judah? Do You loathe Zion? Why have You stricken us so that there is no healing for us? We looked for peace and completeness, but nothing good came; And [we hoped] for a time of healing, but behold, terror! <a href="/csb/jeremiah/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Have you completely rejected Judah? Do you detest Zion? Why do you strike us with no hope of healing for us? We hoped for peace, but there was nothing good; for a time of healing, but there was only terror. <a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Have You completely rejected Judah? Do You detest Zion? Why do You strike us with no hope of healing for us? We hoped for peace, but there was nothing good; for a time of healing, but there was only terror. <a href="/asv/jeremiah/14.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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, but no good came; and for a time of healing, and, behold, dismay! <a href="/cev/jeremiah/14.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Have you rejected Judah, LORD? Do you hate Jerusalem? Why did you strike down Judah with a fatal wound? We had hoped for peace and a time of healing, but all we got was terror. <a href="/erv/jeremiah/14.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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, but no good came; and for a time of healing, and behold dismay! <a href="/gwt/jeremiah/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Have you completely rejected Judah? Do you despise Zion? Why have you struck us so hard that we cannot heal? We hope for peace, but no good comes from it. We hope for a time of healing, but there's only terror. <a href="/gnt/jeremiah/14.htm">Good News Translation</a> LORD, have you completely rejected Judah? Do you hate the people of Zion? Why have you hurt us so badly that we cannot be healed? We looked for peace, but nothing good happened; we hoped for healing, but terror came instead. <a href="/isv/jeremiah/14.htm">International Standard Version</a> Have you completely rejected Judah? Do you despise Zion? Why have you struck us, so that there is no healing for us? We hoped for peace, but no good came, for a time of healing, but there was only terror. <a href="/msb/jeremiah/14.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Have You rejected Judah completely? Do You despise Zion? Why have You stricken us so that we are beyond healing? We hoped for peace, but no good has come, and for the time of healing, but there was only terror. <a href="/net/jeremiah/14.htm">NET Bible</a> Then I said, "LORD, have you completely rejected the nation of Judah? Do you despise the city of Zion? Why have you struck us with such force that we are beyond recovery? We hope for peace, but nothing good has come of it. We hope for a time of relief from our troubles, but experience terror. <a href="/nheb/jeremiah/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> "Have you utterly rejected Judah? Has your soul loathed Zion? Why have you struck us, and there is no healing for us? We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of healing, and look, dismay. <a href="/wbt/jeremiah/14.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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! <a href="/web/jeremiah/14.htm">World English Bible</a> Have you utterly rejected Judah? Has your soul loathed Zion? Why have you struck us, and there is no healing for us? We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of healing, and behold, dismay! <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/14.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Have You utterly rejected Judah? Has Your soul loathed Zion? Why have You struck us, "" And there is no healing to us? Looking for peace, and there is no good, "" And for a time of healing, and behold, terror. <a href="/ylt/jeremiah/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Hast Thou utterly rejected Judah? Zion hath Thy soul loathed? Wherefore hast Thou smitten us, And there is no healing to us? Looking for peace, and there is no good, And for a time of healing, and lo, terror. <a href="/slt/jeremiah/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Rejecting, didst thou reject Judah? if thy soul abhorred in Zion? wherefore didst thou smite us, and no healing to us? waiting for peace, and no good; and for a time of healing, and behold terror.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/jeremiah/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Hast thou utterly cast away Juda, or hath thy soul abhorred Sion? why then hast thou struck us, so that there is no healing for us? we have looked for peace, and there is no good: and for the time of healing, and behold trouble. <a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Could you have utterly cast out Judah? Or has your soul abhorred Zion? Then why have you struck us, so much so that there is no health for us? We have waited for peace, but there is nothing good, and for the time of healing, and behold, trouble. <a href="/nabre/jeremiah/14.htm">New American Bible</a> Have you really cast Judah off? Is Zion loathsome to you? Why have you struck us a blow that cannot be healed? We wait for peace, to no avail; for a time of healing, but terror comes instead. <a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Have you completely rejected Judah? Does your heart loathe Zion? Why have you struck us down so that there is no healing for us? We look for peace, but find no good; for a time of healing, but there is terror instead.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/14.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Hast thou utterly rejected Judah? Hast 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 fear! <a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/14.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Despising, you have despised Yehuda, or has your soul loathed Zion? Why you have stricken us and there is no remedy for us? We wait for peace and there is no good, and for times of healing, and behold, fear!<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/jeremiah/14.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> 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, but no good came; And for a time of healing, and behold terror! <a href="/sep/jeremiah/14.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Hast thou utterly rejected Juda? and has thy soul departed from Sion? wherefore has thou smitten us, and there is no healing for us? we waited for peace, but there was no prosperity; for a time of healing, and behold trouble! <a href="/parallel/jeremiah/14-19.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=4383" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/14.htm">A Prayer for Mercy</a> 19<a href="/hebrew/3988.htm" title="3988: hă·mā·’ōs (V-Qal-InfAbs) -- To spurn, to disappear. A primitive root; to spurn; also to disappear.">Have You rejected</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3063.htm" title="3063: yə·hū·ḏāh (N-proper-ms) -- From yadah; celebrated; Jehudah, the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory.">Judah</a> <a href="/hebrew/3988.htm" title="3988: mā·’as·tā (V-Qal-Perf-2ms) -- To spurn, to disappear. A primitive root; to spurn; also to disappear.">completely?</a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!"></a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: nap̄·še·ḵā (N-fsc:: 2ms) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">Do You</a> <a href="/hebrew/1602.htm" title="1602: gā·‘ă·lāh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- To abhor, loathe. A primitive root; to detest; by implication, to reject.">despise</a> <a href="/hebrew/6726.htm" title="6726: bə·ṣî·yō·wn (Prep-b:: N-proper-fs) -- A mountain in Jer., also a name for Jer. The same as tsiyuwn; Tsijon, a mountain of Jerusalem.">Zion?</a> <a href="/hebrew/4069.htm" title="4069: mad·dū·a‘ (Interrog) -- Why? for what reason?. Or madduaa; from mah and the passive participle of yada'; what known?; i.e. why?.">Why</a> <a href="/hebrew/5221.htm" title="5221: hik·kî·ṯā·nū (V-Hifil-Perf-2ms:: 1cp) -- To smite. A primitive root; to strike.">have You stricken us</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: wə·’ên (Conj-w:: Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">so that we are beyond</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·nū (Prep:: 1cp) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/4832.htm" title="4832: mar·pê (N-ms) -- From rapha'; properly, curative, i.e. Literally a medicine, or a cure; figuratively deliverance, or placidity.">healing?</a> <a href="/hebrew/6960.htm" title="6960: qaw·wêh (V-Piel-InfAbs) -- To bind together, collect, to expect. A primitive root; to bind together, i.e. Collect; to expect.">We hoped</a> <a href="/hebrew/7965.htm" title="7965: lə·šā·lō·wm (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Or shalom; from shalam; safe, i.e. well, happy, friendly; also welfare, i.e. Health, prosperity, peace.">for peace,</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: wə·’ên (Conj-w:: Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">but no</a> <a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="2896: ṭō·wḇ (N-ms) -- Pleasant, agreeable, good.">good has come,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6256.htm" title="6256: ū·lə·‘êṯ (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-csc) -- Time. From ad; time, especially now, when, etc.">and for the time</a> <a href="/hebrew/4832.htm" title="4832: mar·pê (N-ms) -- From rapha'; properly, curative, i.e. Literally a medicine, or a cure; figuratively deliverance, or placidity.">of healing,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: wə·hin·nêh (Conj-w:: Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">but there</a> <a href="/hebrew/1205.htm" title="1205: ḇə·‘ā·ṯāh (N-fs) -- Terror, dismay. From ba'ath; fear.">was only terror.</a> 20We acknowledge our wickedness, O LORD, the guilt of our fathers; indeed, we have sinned against You.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/lamentations/2-13.htm">Lamentations 2:13</a> What can I say for you? To what can I compare you, O Daughter of Jerusalem? To what can I liken you, that I may console you, O Virgin Daughter of Zion? For your wound is as deep as the sea. Who can ever heal you? <a href="/isaiah/1-5.htm">Isaiah 1:5-6</a> Why do you want more beatings? Why do you keep rebelling? Your head has a massive wound, and your whole heart is afflicted. / From the sole of your foot to the top of your head, there is no soundness—only wounds and welts and festering sores neither cleansed nor bandaged nor soothed with oil. <a href="/hosea/6-1.htm">Hosea 6:1</a> Come, let us return to the LORD. For He has torn us to pieces, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will bind up our wounds. <a href="/2_kings/17-20.htm">2 Kings 17:20</a> So the LORD rejected all the descendants of Israel. He afflicted them and delivered them into the hands of plunderers, until He had banished them from His presence. <a href="/psalms/60-1.htm">Psalm 60:1-3</a> For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Lily of the Covenant.” A Miktam of David for instruction. When he fought Aram-naharaim and Aram-zobah, and Joab returned and struck down 12,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. You have rejected us, O God; You have broken us; You have been angry; restore us! / You have shaken the land and torn it open. Heal its fractures, for it is quaking. / You have shown Your people hardship; we are staggered from the wine You made us drink. <a href="/isaiah/59-1.htm">Isaiah 59:1-2</a> Surely the arm of the LORD is not too short to save, nor His ear too dull to hear. / But your iniquities have built barriers between you and your God, and your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He does not hear. <a href="/lamentations/5-20.htm">Lamentations 5:20-22</a> Why have You forgotten us forever? Why have You forsaken us for so long? / Restore us to Yourself, O LORD, so we may return; renew our days as of old, / unless You have utterly rejected us and remain angry with us beyond measure. <a href="/ezekiel/7-23.htm">Ezekiel 7:23-27</a> Forge the chain, for the land is full of crimes of bloodshed, and the city is full of violence. / So I will bring the most wicked of nations to take possession of their houses. I will end the pride of the mighty, and their holy places will be profaned. / Anguish is coming! They will seek peace, but find none. ... <a href="/2_chronicles/36-16.htm">2 Chronicles 36:16-17</a> But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy. / So He brought up against them the king of the Chaldeans, who put their young men to the sword in the sanctuary, sparing neither young men nor young women, neither elderly nor infirm. God gave them all into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, <a href="/isaiah/64-9.htm">Isaiah 64:9-12</a> Do not be angry, O LORD, beyond measure; do not remember our iniquity forever. Oh, look upon us, we pray; we are all Your people! / Your holy cities have become a wilderness. Zion has become a wasteland and Jerusalem a desolation. / Our holy and beautiful temple, where our fathers praised You, has been burned with fire, and all that was dear to us lies in ruins. ... <a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37-38</a> O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! / Look, your house is left to you desolate. <a href="/romans/11-1.htm">Romans 11:1-2</a> I ask then, did God reject His people? Certainly not! I am an Israelite myself, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin. / God did not reject His people, whom He foreknew. Do you not know what the Scripture says about Elijah, how he appealed to God against Israel: <a href="/luke/19-41.htm">Luke 19:41-44</a> As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it / and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes. / For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side. ... <a href="/matthew/21-19.htm">Matthew 21:19</a> Seeing a fig tree by the road, He went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. “May you never bear fruit again!” He said. And immediately the tree withered. <a href="/romans/9-31.htm">Romans 9:31-33</a> but Israel, who pursued a law of righteousness, has not attained it. / Why not? Because their pursuit was not by faith, but as if it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone, / as it is written: “See, I lay in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Have you utterly rejected Judah? has your soul loathed Zion? why have you 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!utterly.<a href="/jeremiah/6-30.htm">Jeremiah 6:30</a> Reprobate silver shall men call them, because the LORD hath rejected them.<a href="/jeremiah/15-1.htm">Jeremiah 15:1</a> Then said the LORD unto me, Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my mind could not be toward this people: cast them out of my sight, and let them go forth.<a href="/2_kings/17-19.htm">2 Kings 17:19,20</a> Also Judah kept not the commandments of the LORD their God, but walked in the statutes of Israel which they made… hath.<a href="/jeremiah/12-8.htm">Jeremiah 12:8</a> Mine heritage is unto me as a lion in the forest; it crieth out against me: therefore have I hated it.<a href="/zechariah/11-8.htm">Zechariah 11:8,9</a> Three shepherds also I cut off in one month; and my soul lothed them, and their soul also abhorred me… no healing.<a href="/jeremiah/8-22.htm">Jeremiah 8:22</a> Is there no balm in Gilead; is there no physician there? why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered?<a href="/jeremiah/15-18.htm">Jeremiah 15:18</a> Why is my pain perpetual, and my wound incurable, which refuseth to be healed? wilt thou be altogether unto me as a liar, and as waters that fail?<a href="/2_chronicles/36-16.htm">2 Chronicles 36:16</a> But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the LORD arose against his people, till there was no remedy.we.<a href="/jeremiah/8-15.htm">Jeremiah 8:15</a> We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of health, and behold trouble!<a href="/job/30-26.htm">Job 30:26</a> When I looked for good, then evil came unto me: and when I waited for light, there came darkness.<a href="/lamentations/4-17.htm">Lamentations 4:17</a> As for us, our eyes as yet failed for our vain help: in our watching we have watched for a nation that could not save us.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/8-21.htm">Dismay</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-11.htm">Good</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-22.htm">Healing</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-2.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/psalms/107-18.htm">Loathed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-13.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-9.htm">Rejected</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-3.htm">Smitten</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-17.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-3.htm">Stricken</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-3.htm">Struck</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-15.htm">Terror</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-8.htm">Time</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-8.htm">Trouble</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-17.htm">Utterly</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-19.htm">Zion</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/15-8.htm">Dismay</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-11.htm">Good</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-12.htm">Healing</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-4.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/amos/5-21.htm">Loathed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-5.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-6.htm">Rejected</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-21.htm">Smitten</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-20.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-26.htm">Stricken</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-21.htm">Struck</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-17.htm">Terror</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-11.htm">Time</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-11.htm">Trouble</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-11.htm">Utterly</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-18.htm">Zion</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 14</div>1. <a href="/jeremiah/14-1.htm">The grievous famine,</a> 7. <a href="/jeremiah/14-7.htm">causes Jeremiah to pray.</a> 10. <a href="/jeremiah/14-10.htm">The Lord will not be entreated for the people.</a> 13. <a href="/jeremiah/14-13.htm">false prophets are no excuse for them.</a> 17. <a href="/jeremiah/14-17.htm">Jeremiah is moved to complain for them.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/14.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/jeremiah/14.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Have You rejected Judah completely? This phrase reflects the deep despair and confusion of the people of Judah during a time of severe drought and impending disaster. Historically, Judah was the southern kingdom of Israel, and its rejection by God would signify a complete withdrawal of divine favor and protection. This question echoes the covenantal relationship between God and Israel, where disobedience led to consequences (Deuteronomy 28). The rhetorical nature of the question suggests a plea for understanding and a hope that God’s rejection is not final.Do You despise Zion? Zion, often synonymous with Jerusalem, is the spiritual and political heart of Israel. The use of "despise" indicates a perceived abandonment by God of His chosen city. Zion holds significant theological importance as the site of the Temple, representing God's dwelling place among His people. The question underscores the fear that God’s presence has departed, reminiscent of the lament in <a href="/psalms/137.htm">Psalm 137:1</a>, where the exiles mourn by the rivers of Babylon.Why have You stricken us so that we are beyond healing? This phrase acknowledges the severity of Judah's suffering, suggesting that the affliction is so intense that recovery seems impossible. The imagery of being "stricken" is often used in the Old Testament to describe divine judgment (<a href="/isaiah/1-5.htm">Isaiah 1:5-6</a>). The concept of being "beyond healing" highlights the depth of the nation’s spiritual and physical crisis, pointing to the consequences of persistent sin and rebellion against God.We hoped for peace, but no good has come, The expectation of peace reflects the promises of prosperity and security found in the covenant with God (<a href="/leviticus/26-6.htm">Leviticus 26:6</a>). However, the absence of good indicates a breach in this relationship, often due to the people's unfaithfulness. This sentiment is echoed in <a href="/jeremiah/8-15.htm">Jeremiah 8:15</a>, where the people similarly express disappointment in unmet expectations of peace.and for the time of healing, but there was only terror. The anticipation of healing suggests a desire for restoration and reconciliation with God. Instead, the presence of terror signifies ongoing judgment and turmoil. This contrast between hope and reality is a recurring theme in prophetic literature, where the consequences of sin are vividly portrayed. The terror experienced can be seen as a precursor to the eventual Babylonian exile, a historical event that fulfilled many of Jeremiah's prophecies.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a> The southern kingdom of Israel, consisting of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin. It was the center of Jewish worship and culture, with Jerusalem as its capital. 2. <a href="/topical/z/zion.htm">Zion</a> Another name for Jerusalem, often used to represent the spiritual and religious heart of the Jewish people. 3. <a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a> A prophet called by God to deliver messages of warning and hope to the people of Judah. He is known for his lamentations and deep emotional connection to his people. 4. <a href="/topical/g/god's_judgment.htm">God's Judgment</a> The context of this verse is a period of divine judgment upon Judah due to their persistent idolatry and disobedience to God's covenant. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_hope_for_peace.htm">The Hope for Peace</a> The people of Judah were hoping for deliverance and restoration, but instead faced continued suffering and terror.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_divine_judgment.htm">The Reality of Divine Judgment</a> God's judgment is a response to persistent sin and rebellion. It serves as a call to repentance and a reminder of His holiness. <a href="/topical/t/the_pain_of_unfulfilled_expectations.htm">The Pain of Unfulfilled Expectations</a> The people of Judah hoped for peace and healing, yet faced terror. This teaches us about the consequences of misplaced hope when it is not grounded in obedience to God. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_genuine_repentance.htm">The Importance of Genuine Repentance</a> True healing and restoration come from turning back to God with sincere hearts. Superficial repentance does not lead to peace. <a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_amidst_judgment.htm">God's Faithfulness Amidst Judgment</a> Even in judgment, God remains faithful to His covenant. His ultimate desire is for His people to return to Him. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_lament_in_faith.htm">The Role of Lament in Faith</a> Lament is a valid expression of faith, allowing believers to bring their pain and confusion before God, trusting in His ultimate justice and mercy.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_14.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 14</a> <a href="/q/why_disasters_after_israel's_repentance.htm">(2 Chronicles 7:14) If God promised healing for a repentant nation, why did later disasters still befall Israel and Judah despite reported periods of repentance?</a> <a href="/q/why_would_a_just_deity_allow_disasters.htm">Jeremiah 19:7 -- How can a loving or just deity sanction such extreme disasters upon an entire city, including the innocent, as portrayed here?</a> <a href="/q/is_there_proof_of_a_miraculous_recovery.htm">Jeremiah 30:17 promises healing and restoration; is there any scientific or documented historical proof of a miraculous national recovery that matches the text's extraordinary claims?</a> <a href="/q/why_mention_ethiopian_gifts_in_isaiah_18_7.htm">Isaiah 18:7: Why would the prophecy single out gifts from Ethiopia if there's no clear historical account of such tribute being delivered to Mount Zion?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/14.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(19) Hast thou utterly rejected Judah?--The heart of the patriot overpowers even the conviction of the prophet, and, though bidden not to pray, he bursts forth, in spite of the command, with a prayer of passionate intercession.Hath thy soul lothed Zion?--The Hebrew implies the act of rejection as well as the feeling which leads to it.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/14.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 19. - We looked for peace, etc.; a repetition of <a href="/jeremiah/8-15.htm">Jeremiah 8:15</a>. <a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/14-19.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Have You rejected הֲמָאֹ֨ס (hă·mā·’ōs) Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3988.htm">Strong's 3988: </a> To spurn, to disappear Judah יְהוּדָ֗ה (yə·hū·ḏāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3063.htm">Strong's 3063: </a> Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites completely? מָאַ֜סְתָּ (mā·’as·tā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3988.htm">Strong's 3988: </a> To spurn, to disappear Do You נַפְשֶׁ֔ךָ (nap̄·še·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion despise גָּעֲלָ֣ה (gā·‘ă·lāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1602.htm">Strong's 1602: </a> To detest, to reject Zion? בְּצִיּוֹן֙ (bə·ṣî·yō·wn) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6726.htm">Strong's 6726: </a> Zion -- a mountain in Jerusalem, also a name for Jerusalem Why מַדּ֙וּעַ֙ (mad·dū·a‘) Interrogative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4069.htm">Strong's 4069: </a> Why? for what reason? have You stricken us הִכִּיתָ֔נוּ (hik·kî·ṯā·nū) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular | first person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5221.htm">Strong's 5221: </a> To strike so that we are beyond וְאֵ֥ין (wə·’ên) Conjunctive waw | Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> A non-entity, a negative particle healing? מַרְפֵּ֑א (mar·pê) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4832.htm">Strong's 4832: </a> Curative, a medicine, a cure, deliverance, placidity We hoped קַוֵּ֤ה (qaw·wêh) Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6960.htm">Strong's 6960: </a> To bind together, collect, to expect for peace, לְשָׁלוֹם֙ (lə·šā·lō·wm) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7965.htm">Strong's 7965: </a> Safe, well, happy, friendly, welfare, health, prosperity, peace but no וְאֵ֣ין (wə·’ên) Conjunctive waw | Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> A non-entity, a negative particle good has come, ט֔וֹב (ṭō·wḇ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2896.htm">Strong's 2896: </a> Pleasant, agreeable, good and for the time וּלְעֵ֥ת (ū·lə·‘êṯ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - common singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6256.htm">Strong's 6256: </a> Time, now, when of healing, מַרְפֵּ֖א (mar·pê) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4832.htm">Strong's 4832: </a> Curative, a medicine, a cure, deliverance, placidity but there וְהִנֵּ֥ה (wə·hin·nêh) Conjunctive waw | Interjection <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2009.htm">Strong's 2009: </a> Lo! behold! was only terror. בְעָתָֽה׃ (ḇə·‘ā·ṯāh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1205.htm">Strong's 1205: </a> Terror, dismay <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/14-19.htm">Jeremiah 14:19 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/14-19.htm">Jeremiah 14:19 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/jeremiah/14-19.htm">Jeremiah 14:19 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/14-19.htm">Jeremiah 14:19 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/14-19.htm">Jeremiah 14:19 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/14-19.htm">Jeremiah 14:19 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/14-19.htm">Jeremiah 14:19 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/14-19.htm">Jeremiah 14:19 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/14-19.htm">Jeremiah 14:19 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/jeremiah/14-19.htm">Jeremiah 14:19 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-19.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 14:19 Have you utterly rejected Judah? 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