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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/14.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/jeremiah/14.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Even the doe in the field deserts her newborn fawn because there is no grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/14.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Even the doe abandons her newborn fawn because there is no grass in the field.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/14.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Even the doe in the field forsakes her newborn fawn because there is no grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/14.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Even the doe in the field deserts her newborn fawn because there is no grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/14.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Yea, the hind also calved in the field, and forsook <i>it</i>, because there was no grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/14.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Yes, the deer also gave birth in the field, But left because there was no grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“For even the doe in the field has given birth only to abandon <i>her young,</i> Because there is no grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/14.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220For even the doe in the field has given birth only to abandon her young, Because there is no grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“For even the doe in the field has given birth only to abandon <i>her young,</i> Because there is no grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/14.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For even the doe in the field has given birth only to forsake <i>her young</i> Because there is no grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“The doe in the field has given birth only to abandon <i>her young</i> Because there is no grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Even the doe in the field gives birth and abandons her fawn since there is no grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Even the doe in the field gives birth and abandons her fawn since there is no grass. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/14.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Yea, the hind also in the field calveth, and forsaketh her young, because there is no grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/14.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />A deer gives birth in a field, then abandons her newborn fawn and leaves in search of grass. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/14.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Yea, the hind also in the field calveth, and forsaketh her young, because there is no grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Even deer in the fields give birth and abandon their young because there's no grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/14.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />In the field the mother deer abandons her newborn fawn because there is no grass. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/14.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Even the doe in the field gives birth and then abandons her young because there is no grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/14.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Even the doe in the field deserts her newborn fawn because there is no grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/14.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Even the doe abandons her newborn fawn in the field because there is no grass. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Yes, the hind also in the field calves, and forsakes her young, because there is no grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/14.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Yes, the hind also calved in the field, and forsook it, because there was no grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/14.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Yes, the doe in the field also calves and forsakes her young, because there is no grass. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/14.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For even the doe in the field has brought forth—to forsake [it!] "" For there has been no grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For even the hind in the field hath brought forth -- to forsake it! For there hath been no grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For also the hind brought forth in the field, and forsook, for there was no grass.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Yea, the hind also brought forth in the field, and left it, because there was no grass. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For even the doe has given birth in the field, and then left it behind. For there was no grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/14.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Even the doe in the field deserts her young because there is no grass. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Even the doe in the field forsakes her newborn fawn because there is no grass.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/14.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Yea, the hinds also gave birth in the field, and forsook their young ones because there was no grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/14.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Also the hinds in the wilderness gave birth and they left their children, because there was no new grass<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/14.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Yea, the hind also in the field calveth, and forsaketh her young, Because there is no grass,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/14.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And hinds calved in the field, and forsook <i>it</i>, because there was no grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/14-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=4187" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/14.htm">Drought, Famine, Sword, Pestilence</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">4</span>The ground is cracked because no rain has fallen on the land. The farmers are ashamed; they cover their heads. <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">Even</a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: ḡam- (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/355.htm" title="355: ’ay·ye·leṯ (N-fs) -- A hind, doe. Feminine of 'ayal; a doe or female deer.">the doe</a> <a href="/hebrew/7704.htm" title="7704: baś·śā·ḏeh (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Field, land. Or saday; from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field.">in the field</a> <a href="/hebrew/5800.htm" title="5800: wə·‘ā·zō·wḇ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-InfAbs) -- To loosen, relinquish, permit. A primitive root; to loosen, i.e. Relinquish, permit, etc.">deserts</a> <a href="/hebrew/3205.htm" title="3205: yā·lə·ḏāh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- A primitive root; to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage.">her newborn fawn</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">because</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">there is</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">no</a> <a href="/hebrew/1877.htm" title="1877: de·še (N-ms) -- Grass. From dasha; a sprout; by analogy, grass.">grass.</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>Wild donkeys stand on barren heights; they pant for air like jackals; their eyes fail for lack of pasture.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/1-18.htm">Joel 1:18</a></span><br />How the cattle groan! The herds wander in confusion because they have no pasture. Even the flocks of sheep are suffering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/15-6.htm">Isaiah 15:6</a></span><br />The waters of Nimrim are dried up, and the grass is withered; the vegetation is gone, and the greenery is no more.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/24-4.htm">Isaiah 24:4</a></span><br />The earth mourns and withers; the world languishes and fades; the exalted of the earth waste away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/4-3.htm">Hosea 4:3</a></span><br />Therefore the land mourns, and all who dwell in it will waste away with the beasts of the field and the birds of the air; even the fish of the sea disappear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/8-8.htm">Amos 8:8</a></span><br />Will not the land quake for this, and all its dwellers mourn? All of it will swell like the Nile; it will surge and then subside like the Nile in Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/10-1.htm">Zechariah 10:1</a></span><br />Ask the LORD for rain in springtime; the LORD makes the storm clouds, and He will give everyone showers of rain and crops in the field.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/42-1.htm">Psalm 42:1</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. A Maskil of the sons of Korah. As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul longs after You, O God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/104-21.htm">Psalm 104:21</a></span><br />The young lions roar for their prey and seek their food from God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/39-1.htm">Job 39:1-4</a></span><br />“Do you know when mountain goats give birth? Have you watched the doe bear her fawn? / Can you count the months they are pregnant? Do you know the time they give birth? / They crouch down and bring forth their young; they deliver their newborn. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/1-4.htm">Lamentations 1:4</a></span><br />The roads to Zion mourn, because no one comes to her appointed feasts. All her gates are deserted; her priests groan, her maidens grieve, and she herself is bitter with anguish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-22.htm">Romans 8:22</a></span><br />We know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until the present time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-17.htm">James 5:17-18</a></span><br />Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years. / Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth yielded its crops.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/11-6.htm">Revelation 11:6</a></span><br />These witnesses have power to shut the sky so that no rain will fall during the days of their prophecy, and power to turn the waters into blood and to strike the earth with every kind of plague as often as they wish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-7.htm">Matthew 24:7</a></span><br />Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-11.htm">Luke 21:11</a></span><br />There will be great earthquakes, famines, and pestilences in various places, along with fearful sights and great signs from heaven.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Yes, the hind also calved in the field, and forsook it, because there was no grass.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/39-1.htm">Job 39:1-4</a></b></br> Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? <i>or</i> canst thou mark when the hinds do calve? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/29-9.htm">Psalm 29:9</a></b></br> The voice of the LORD maketh the hinds to calve, and discovereth the forests: and in his temple doth every one speak of <i>his</i> glory.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/12-7.htm">Abandon</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-27.htm">Birth</a> <a href="/isaiah/27-10.htm">Calf</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-7.htm">Calves</a> <a href="/job/21-10.htm">Calveth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-6.htm">Deserts</a> <a href="/proverbs/5-19.htm">Doe</a> <a href="/job/39-1.htm">Fawn</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-27.htm">Field</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-7.htm">Forsake</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-13.htm">Forsakes</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-13.htm">Forsaketh</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-2.htm">Forsook</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-8.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-24.htm">Grass</a> <a href="/proverbs/5-19.htm">Hind</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-14.htm">Lets</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-2.htm">Newborn</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-20.htm">Roe</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-22.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/23-33.htm">Abandon</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-10.htm">Birth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-18.htm">Calf</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-21.htm">Calves</a> <a href="/job/21-10.htm">Calveth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-27.htm">Deserts</a> <a href="/genesis/49-21.htm">Doe</a> <a href="/job/39-1.htm">Fawn</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-6.htm">Field</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-9.htm">Forsake</a> <a href="/luke/14-33.htm">Forsakes</a> <a href="/luke/14-33.htm">Forsaketh</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-11.htm">Forsook</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-18.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-6.htm">Grass</a> <a href="/genesis/49-21.htm">Hind</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-17.htm">Lets</a> <a href="/acts/7-19.htm">Newborn</a> <a href="/genesis/49-21.htm">Roe</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-8.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 14</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/14-1.htm">The grievous famine,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/14-7.htm">causes Jeremiah to pray.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/14-10.htm">The Lord will not be entreated for the people.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/14-13.htm">false prophets are no excuse for them.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/14-17.htm">Jeremiah is moved to complain for them.</a></span><br></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><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <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> <br /><br /> </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><b>Even the doe in the field</b><br>This phrase highlights the severity of the drought in Judah. The doe, a gentle and nurturing creature, is often used in Scripture to symbolize innocence and vulnerability. The field represents the open and unprotected areas of the land, emphasizing the widespread impact of the drought. In biblical times, fields were essential for agriculture and sustenance, and their barrenness would have been a dire sign of God's judgment on the land.<p><b>deserts her newborn fawn</b><br>The act of a doe abandoning her fawn is unnatural and underscores the desperation caused by the drought. In the ancient Near East, the bond between a mother and her offspring was considered sacred and strong. This imagery conveys the extreme conditions where even natural instincts are overridden by the struggle for survival. It serves as a metaphor for the spiritual abandonment and desolation experienced by the people of Judah due to their unfaithfulness to God.<p><b>because there is no grass</b><br>Grass, a basic necessity for the sustenance of wildlife, symbolizes the provision and blessing of God. The absence of grass indicates a complete lack of resources and life-sustaining elements. This reflects the broader theme of divine judgment found throughout the book of Jeremiah, where the people's disobedience leads to a withdrawal of God's blessings. The lack of grass also connects to other scriptural instances of famine and drought as signs of God's displeasure, such as in <a href="/deuteronomy/28-23.htm">Deuteronomy 28:23-24</a>, where the heavens become like bronze and the earth like iron due to disobedience.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>A prophet called by God to deliver messages of warning and hope to the people of Judah. His ministry occurred during a time of great turmoil and impending judgment.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, facing severe drought and divine judgment due to their persistent idolatry and disobedience to God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/d/doe_and_fawn.htm">Doe and Fawn</a></b><br>Symbolic imagery used by Jeremiah to illustrate the severity of the drought. The doe represents innocence and natural affection, while the fawn signifies vulnerability and dependence.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/d/drought.htm">Drought</a></b><br>A significant event in the context of <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/14.htm">Jeremiah 14</a>, symbolizing God's judgment and the physical manifestation of the people's spiritual barrenness.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/f/field.htm">Field</a></b><br>Represents the natural world affected by the drought, highlighting the widespread impact of the people's sin on creation.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>Sin has tangible effects not only on individuals but also on the environment and society. The drought in Judah serves as a reminder of the broader impact of disobedience to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a></b><br>The drought is a direct result of God's judgment, emphasizing His control over nature and His righteousness in dealing with sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a></b><br>The imagery of the doe and fawn should prompt self-examination and a return to God. Just as the land suffers, so do our lives when we stray from His ways.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/compassion_and_intercession.htm">Compassion and Intercession</a></b><br>Jeremiah's role as a prophet includes interceding for the people. Believers are called to pray for others and seek God's mercy on behalf of those who are suffering.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_amidst_judgment.htm">Hope Amidst Judgment</a></b><br>While the immediate context is one of judgment, God's ultimate desire is for restoration and healing. Believers can find hope in His promises of redemption.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_14.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 14</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_drought_in_jeremiah_14_1-6.htm">Jeremiah 14:1-6: Does any historical or archeological evidence confirm or challenge the account of a severe drought at that time?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_forbid_intercession_here.htm">Jeremiah 14:11-12: Why would God forbid prayers of intercession, when other biblical passages encourage praying for others?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_allow_false_prophets.htm">Jeremiah 14:13-16: If God is omniscient and just, why allow false prophets to deceive so many without immediate correction?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_luke_14_31-32_conflict_with_peace.htm">Luke 14:31-32: Does Jesus' warfare analogy conflict with other passages (e.g., Matthew 5:9) advocating peace?</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>(5) <span class= "bld">Yea.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">For, </span>as the Hebrew is usually translated. What follows gives the reason of the terror which has come upon the people. Each region has its representative instance of misery. The hind of the field (the female of the common stag--the <span class= "ital">Cervus elaphus </span>of zoologists), noted for its tenderness to its young, abandons it, and turns away to seek pasture for itself, and fails to find any.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/14.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - Even the animals starve. <span class="cmt_word">Yea, the hind also</span>. The hind, contrary to that intense natural affection for which she was famous among the ancients, abandons her young. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/14-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Even</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the doe</span><br /><span class="heb">אַיֶּ֙לֶת֙</span> <span class="translit">(’ay·ye·leṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_365.htm">Strong's 365: </a> </span><span class="str2">lofty tree', a city and harbor on the Red Sea</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the field</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(baś·śā·ḏeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7704.htm">Strong's 7704: </a> </span><span class="str2">Field, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">deserts</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעָז֑וֹב</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘ā·zō·wḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5800.htm">Strong's 5800: </a> </span><span class="str2">To loosen, relinquish, permit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">her newborn fawn</span><br /><span class="heb">יָלְדָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(yā·lə·ḏāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3205.htm">Strong's 3205: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage</span><br /><br /><span class="word">because</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">there is</span><br /><span class="heb">הָיָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(hā·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">no</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹֽא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">grass.</span><br /><span class="heb">דֶּֽשֶׁא׃</span> <span class="translit">(de·še)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1877.htm">Strong's 1877: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sprout, grass</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/14-5.htm">Jeremiah 14:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/14-5.htm">Jeremiah 14:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/14-5.htm">Jeremiah 14:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/14-5.htm">Jeremiah 14:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/14-5.htm">Jeremiah 14:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/14-5.htm">Jeremiah 14:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/14-5.htm">Jeremiah 14:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/14-5.htm">Jeremiah 14:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/14-5.htm">Jeremiah 14:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/14-5.htm">Jeremiah 14:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/14-5.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 14:5 Yes the hind also in the field (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/14-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 14:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 14:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/14-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 14:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 14:6" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>