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drought:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/14.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />This is the word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/14.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the dearth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/14.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the droughts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />That which came as the word of the LORD to Jeremiah regarding the drought:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/14.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />That which came as the word of the LORD to Jeremiah in regard to the drought:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />That which came as the word of the LORD to Jeremiah in regard to the drought:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/14.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />That which came as the word of Yahweh to Jeremiah in regard to the drought:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />This is the word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/14.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />The word of Jehovah that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/14.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />When there had been no rain for a long time, the LORD told me to say to the people: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/14.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The LORD spoke his word to Jeremiah about the drought.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/14.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The LORD said to me concerning the drought, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/14.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />This is this message from the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/14.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The LORD spoke to Jeremiah about the drought. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/14.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the dearth.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/14.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />This is the word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/14.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />This is Yahweh’s word that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought: <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/14.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />That which has been the word of YHWH to Jeremiah concerning the matters of the scarcities:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> That which hath been the word of Jehovah unto Jeremiah concerning the matters of the dearths:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The word of Jehovah which was to Jeremiah concerning the words of the drought.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The Word of the Lord that came to Jeremias concerning the words of the drought. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah concerning the words of the drought.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/14.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought:<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/14.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />THE word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/14.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the word of LORD JEHOVAH was upon Jeremiah about the lack of rain<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/14.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the droughts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/14.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />AND THE WORD OF THE LORD CAME TO JEREMIAS CONCERNING THE DROUGHT.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/14-1.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=4149" 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">1</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: ḏə·ḇar- (N-msc) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">This is the word</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that</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.">came</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/3414.htm" title="3414: yir·mə·yā·hū (N-proper-ms) -- Or Yirmyahuw; from ruwm and Yahh; Jah will rise; Jirmejah, the name of eight or nine Israelites.">Jeremiah</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">concerning</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: diḇ·rê (N-mpc) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1226.htm" title="1226: hab·baṣ·ṣā·rō·wṯ (Art:: N-fp) -- A dearth. Feminine intensive from batsar; restraint, i.e. Drought.">the drought:</a> </span><span class="reftext">2</span>“Judah mourns and her gates languish. Her people wail for the land, and a cry goes up from Jerusalem.…<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/1-10.htm">Joel 1:10-12</a></span><br />The field is ruined; the land mourns. For the grain is destroyed, the new wine is dried up, and the oil fails. / Be dismayed, O farmers, wail, O vinedressers, over the wheat and barley, because the harvest of the field has perished. / The grapevine is dried up, and the fig tree is withered; the pomegranate, palm, and apple—all the trees of the orchard—are withered. Surely the joy of mankind has dried up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/4-7.htm">Amos 4:7-8</a></span><br />“I also withheld the rain from you when the harvest was three months away. I sent rain on one city but withheld it from another. One field received rain; another without rain withered. / People staggered from city to city for water to drink, but they were not satisfied; yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-6.htm">Isaiah 5:6</a></span><br />I will make it a wasteland, neither pruned nor cultivated, and thorns and briers will grow up. I will command the clouds that rain shall not fall on it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/4-8.htm">Lamentations 4:8-9</a></span><br />But now their appearance is blacker than soot; they are not recognized in the streets. Their skin has shriveled on their bones; it has become as dry as a stick. / Those slain by the sword are better off than those who die of hunger, who waste away, pierced with pain because the fields lack produce.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/14-13.htm">Ezekiel 14:13-14</a></span><br />“Son of man, if a land sins against Me by acting unfaithfully, and I stretch out My hand against it to cut off its supply of food, to send famine upon it, and to cut off from it both man and beast, / then even if these three men—Noah, Daniel, and Job—were in it, their righteousness could deliver only themselves, declares the Lord GOD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/7-13.htm">2 Chronicles 7:13-14</a></span><br />If I close the sky so there is no rain, or if I command the locust to devour the land, or if I send a plague among My people, / and if My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-23.htm">Deuteronomy 28:23-24</a></span><br />The sky over your head will be bronze, and the earth beneath you iron. / The LORD will turn the rain of your land into dust and powder; it will descend on you from the sky until you are destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/17-1.htm">1 Kings 17:1</a></span><br />Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was among the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As surely as the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, there will be neither dew nor rain in these years except at my word!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/14-17.htm">Zechariah 14:17</a></span><br />And should any of the families of the earth not go up to Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of Hosts, then the rain will not fall on them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/105-16.htm">Psalm 105:16</a></span><br />He called down famine on the land and cut off all their supplies of food.<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="/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="/luke/4-25.htm">Luke 4:25</a></span><br />But I tell you truthfully that there were many widows in Israel in the time of Elijah, when the sky was shut for three and a half years and great famine swept over all the land.<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="/acts/14-17.htm">Acts 14:17</a></span><br />Yet He has not left Himself without testimony to His goodness: He gives you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the dearth.</p><p class="hdg">A.</p><p class="hdg">the dearth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/17-8.htm">Jeremiah 17:8</a></b></br> For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and <i>that</i> spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/proverbs/14-28.htm">Dearth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-6.htm">Drought</a> <a href="/psalms/32-4.htm">Droughts</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-1.htm">Jeremiah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-1.htm">Matters</a> <a href="/isaiah/53-4.htm">Regard</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-1.htm">Water</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-12.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/acts/7-11.htm">Dearth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-8.htm">Drought</a> <a href="/hosea/13-5.htm">Droughts</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-1.htm">Jeremiah</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-25.htm">Matters</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-11.htm">Regard</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-3.htm">Water</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-17.htm">Word</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>This is the word of the LORD</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the divine origin of the message, underscoring the authority and authenticity of the prophecy. In the Old Testament, prophets were often the mouthpieces of God, delivering His messages to the people. This phrase is a common introduction in prophetic literature, indicating that what follows is not merely human opinion but a revelation from God Himself. It aligns with other prophetic introductions, such as those found in Isaiah and Ezekiel, reinforcing the consistency of divine communication throughout the scriptures.<p><b>that came to Jeremiah</b><br>Jeremiah, known as the "weeping prophet," was called by God to deliver messages of warning and hope to the people of Judah. His ministry spanned the reigns of several kings, during a tumultuous period leading up to the Babylonian exile. Jeremiah's role was to convey God's messages, often facing opposition and persecution. His prophetic career is marked by personal suffering and a deep emotional connection to the fate of his people, reflecting the heart of God for His wayward children.<p><b>concerning the drought:</b><br>Droughts were significant events in the ancient Near East, often seen as divine judgment for the people's sins. In the context of Jeremiah's time, a drought would have had severe implications for an agrarian society, affecting food supply, economic stability, and social order. This particular drought is a manifestation of God's displeasure with Judah's idolatry and disobedience. Theologically, droughts are sometimes used in scripture as metaphors for spiritual barrenness, as seen in passages like <a href="/amos/4-7.htm">Amos 4:7-8</a>. The drought in Jeremiah's prophecy serves as both a literal and symbolic call to repentance, urging the people to return to God for restoration and blessing.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, Jeremiah is known for his messages of warning and hope to the people of Judah. He is often called the "weeping prophet" due to his deep sorrow over the spiritual state of his people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, Yahweh, who communicates His will and judgments through His prophets.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/d/drought.htm">Drought</a></b><br>A severe environmental condition affecting the land of Judah, symbolizing God's judgment and the people's spiritual barrenness.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, which is the primary audience of Jeremiah's prophecies. During this time, Judah was experiencing political instability and spiritual decline.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/prophecy.htm">Prophecy</a></b><br>The divine message delivered by Jeremiah, which often included calls to repentance and warnings of impending judgment.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a></b><br>The drought in Judah is a direct result of God's sovereign will. It serves as a reminder that God is in control of all creation and uses it to fulfill His purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/call_to_repentance.htm">Call to Repentance</a></b><br>The physical drought symbolizes a deeper spiritual drought. It is a call for the people to examine their hearts and return to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_prophet.htm">The Role of the Prophet</a></b><br>Jeremiah's role is to faithfully deliver God's message, regardless of its popularity. This challenges us to speak truth in love, even when it is difficult.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/dependence_on_god.htm">Dependence on God</a></b><br>In times of crisis, such as a drought, the people are reminded of their dependence on God for sustenance and life. This encourages us to trust in God's provision and timing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_vigilance.htm">Spiritual Vigilance</a></b><br>Just as physical drought can devastate a land, spiritual drought can devastate a soul. We must remain vigilant in our spiritual walk, seeking God daily.<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_ignore_pleas_in_jer_14_7-9.htm">Jeremiah 14:7–9: How can a merciful God seemingly ignore the desperate pleas of His people in these verses? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/are_droughts_in_haggai_natural_events.htm">Could the drought and crop failures (Haggai 1:9–11) be purely natural occurrences rather than direct punishment from God? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_rain_solely_divine,_per_science.htm">Jeremiah 14:22: Is attributing rainfall solely to divine intervention consistent with modern scientific understanding of meteorology?</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>XIV.</span><p>(1) <span class= "bld">Concerning the dearth.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">on the word or tidings of the drought. </span>This is clearly the opening of a new discourse, which continues to <a href="/jeremiah/17-18.htm" title="Let them be confounded that persecute me, but let not me be confounded: let them be dismayed, but let not me be dismayed: bring on them the day of evil, and destroy them with double destruction.">Jeremiah 17:18</a>; but as no special calamity of this kind is mentioned in the historical account of Jeremiah's life, its date cannot be fixed with certainty. As <a href="/jeremiah/15-15.htm" title="O LORD, you know: remember me, and visit me, and revenge me of my persecutors; take me not away in your long-suffering: know that for your sake I have suffered rebuke.">Jeremiah 15:15</a> -implies that he had already suffered scorn or persecution for his prophetic work, we may reasonably assume some period not earlier than the reign of Jehoiakim.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/14.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 1.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The dearth</span>; rather, <span class="accented">the</span> <span class="accented">drought</span>, or, more literally, the droughts, the plural being used to indicate the length of time the drought lasted. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/14-1.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">[This is] the word</span><br /><span class="heb">דְבַר־</span> <span class="translit">(ḏə·ḇar-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> </span><span class="str2">A word, a matter, thing, a cause</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֨ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">came</span><br /><span class="heb">הָיָ֤ה</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">to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶֽל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Jeremiah</span><br /><span class="heb">יִרְמְיָ֔הוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yir·mə·yā·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3414.htm">Strong's 3414: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jeremiah -- 'Yah loosens', the name of a number of Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">concerning</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the drought:</span><br /><span class="heb">הַבַּצָּרֽוֹת׃</span> <span class="translit">(hab·baṣ·ṣā·rō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1226.htm">Strong's 1226: </a> </span><span class="str2">Restraint, drought</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/14-1.htm">Jeremiah 14:1 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/14-1.htm">Jeremiah 14:1 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/14-1.htm">Jeremiah 14:1 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/14-1.htm">Jeremiah 14:1 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/14-1.htm">Jeremiah 14:1 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/14-1.htm">Jeremiah 14:1 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/14-1.htm">Jeremiah 14:1 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/14-1.htm">Jeremiah 14:1 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/14-1.htm">Jeremiah 14:1 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/14-1.htm">Jeremiah 14:1 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/14-1.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 14:1 The word of Yahweh that came (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/13-27.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 13:27"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 13:27" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/14-2.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 14:2"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 14:2" /></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>