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They return with their jars unfilled; dismayed and despairing, they cover their heads. <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/14.htm">New Living Translation</a> The nobles send servants to get water, but all the wells are dry. The servants return with empty pitchers, confused and desperate, covering their heads in grief. <a href="/esv/jeremiah/14.htm">English Standard Version</a> Her nobles send their servants for water; they come to the cisterns; they find no water; they return with their vessels empty; they are ashamed and confounded and cover their heads. <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/14.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> The nobles send their servants for water; they go to the cisterns, but find no water; their jars return empty. They are ashamed and humiliated; they cover their heads. <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/14.htm">King James Bible</a> And their nobles have sent their little ones to the waters: they came to the pits, and found no water; they returned with their vessels empty; they were ashamed and confounded, and covered their heads. <a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/14.htm">New King James Version</a> Their nobles have sent their lads for water; They went to the cisterns and found no water. They returned with their vessels empty; They were ashamed and confounded And covered their heads. <a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “Their nobles have sent their servants for water; They have come to the cisterns and found no water. They have returned with their containers empty; They have been put to shame and humiliated, And they cover their heads, <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/14.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Their nobles have sent their servants for water; They have come to the cisterns and found no water. They have returned with their vessels empty; They have been put to shame and humiliated, And they cover their heads. <a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “And their nobles have sent their servants for water; They have come to the cisterns and found no water. They have returned with their vessels empty; They have been put to shame and humiliated, And they cover their heads. <a href="/lsb/jeremiah/14.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Their mighty ones have sent their underlings for water; They have come to the trenches and found no water. They have returned with their vessels empty; They have been put to shame and dishonored, And they cover their heads. <a href="/amp/jeremiah/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “Their nobles have sent their servants for water; They have come to the cisterns and found no water. They have returned with empty vessels; They have been shamed and humiliated, And they cover their heads. <a href="/csb/jeremiah/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Their nobles send their servants for water. They go to the cisterns; they find no water; their containers return empty. They are ashamed and humiliated; they cover their heads. <a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Their nobles send their servants for water. They go to the cisterns; they find no water; their containers return empty. They are ashamed and humiliated; they cover their heads. <a href="/asv/jeremiah/14.htm">American Standard Version</a> And their nobles send their little ones to the waters: they come to the cisterns, and find no water; they return with their vessels empty; they are put to shame and confounded, and cover their heads. <a href="/cev/jeremiah/14.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Rulers send their servants to the storage pits for water. But there's none to be found; they return in despair with their jars still empty. <a href="/erv/jeremiah/14.htm">English Revised Version</a> And their nobles send their little ones to the waters: they come to the pits, and find no water; they return with their vessels empty: they are ashamed and confounded, and cover their heads. <a href="/gwt/jeremiah/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Important people send their assistants out for water. They go to the cisterns, but they don't find any water. They come back with their containers empty. They cover their heads, because they are ashamed and disgraced. <a href="/gnt/jeremiah/14.htm">Good News Translation</a> The rich people send their servants for water; they go to the cisterns, but find no water; they come back with their jars empty. Discouraged and confused, they hide their faces. <a href="/isv/jeremiah/14.htm">International Standard Version</a> Their nobles send their young people for water. They go to the cisterns, but they find no water. They return with their vessels empty. They're disappointed and dismayed, and they cover their heads in shame. <a href="/msb/jeremiah/14.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> The nobles send their servants for water; they go to the cisterns, but find no water; their jars return empty. They are ashamed and humiliated; they cover their heads. <a href="/net/jeremiah/14.htm">NET Bible</a> The leading men of the cities send their servants for water. They go to the cisterns, but they do not find any water there. They return with their containers empty. Disappointed and dismayed, they bury their faces in their hands. <a href="/nheb/jeremiah/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Their nobles send their little ones to the waters: they come to the cisterns, and find no water; they return with their vessels empty; they are disappointed and confounded, and cover their heads. <a href="/wbt/jeremiah/14.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And their nobles have sent their little ones to the waters: they came to the pits, and found no water; they returned with their vessels empty; they were ashamed and confounded, and covered their heads. <a href="/web/jeremiah/14.htm">World English Bible</a> Their nobles send their little ones to the waters. They come to the cisterns, and find no water. They return with their vessels empty. They are disappointed and confounded, and cover their heads. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/14.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And their majestic ones have sent their little ones to the water, "" They have come to ditches, "" They have not found water, "" They have turned back—their vessels empty! They have been ashamed, "" And have blushed and covered their head. <a href="/ylt/jeremiah/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And their honourable ones have sent their little ones to the water, They have come unto ditches, They have not found water, They have turned back -- their vessels empty! They have been ashamed, And have blushed and covered their head. <a href="/slt/jeremiah/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And their great ones sent their small ones to the waters; they came to the wells, they found no water; they turned back their vessels empty; they were ashamed and disgraced, and they covered their head.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/jeremiah/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> The great ones sent their inferiors to the water: they came to draw, they found no water, they carried back their vessels empty: they were confounded and afflicted, and covered their heads. <a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> The greater ones have sent their lesser ones to the water. They went to draw water; they did not find water; they carried their vessels back empty. They were confounded and afflicted, and so they covered their heads. <a href="/nabre/jeremiah/14.htm">New American Bible</a> The nobles send their servants for water, but when they come to the cisterns They find no water and return with empty jars. Confounded, despairing, they cover their heads <a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Her nobles send their servants for water; they come to the cisterns, they find no water, they return with their vessels empty. They are ashamed and dismayed and cover their heads,<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/14.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And their nobles have sent their least ones for water; they came to the cistern, and found no water; they returned with their vessels empty; they were ashamed and confounded, and covered their heads. <a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/14.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Their Princes sent their wanting ones for water. They came to the pit and they did not find water. They returned their vessels empty; they were ashamed and they were stricken and they covered their heads<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/jeremiah/14.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And their nobles send their lads for water: They come to the pits, and find no water; Their vessels return empty; They are ashamed and confounded, and cover their heads. <a href="/sep/jeremiah/14.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And her nobles have sent their little ones to the water: they came to the wells, and found no water: and brought back their vessels empty. <a href="/parallel/jeremiah/14-3.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=4163" 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">Drought, Famine, Sword, Pestilence</a> …2“Judah mourns and her gates languish. Her people wail for the land, and a cry goes up from Jerusalem. 3<a href="/hebrew/117.htm" title="117: wə·’ad·di·rê·hem (Conj-w:: N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Majestic. From 'adar; wide or large; figuratively, powerful.">The nobles</a> <a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: šā·lə·ḥū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">send</a> <a href="/hebrew/6810.htm" title="6810: ṣə·ʿō·rē·hɛm (Adj-mpc:: 3mp) -- Little, insignificant, young. Or tsanowr; from tsa'ar; little; few; young, ignoble.">their servants</a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: lam·mā·yim (Prep-l, Art:: N-mp) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen.">for water;</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: bā·’ū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">they go</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.">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/1356.htm" title="1356: gê·ḇîm (N-mp) -- A log, well, cistern. From guwb; a log; also well or cistern.">the cisterns,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4672.htm" title="4672: mā·ṣə·’ū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To attain to, find. ">but find</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/4325.htm" title="4325: ma·yim (N-mp) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen.">water;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3627.htm" title="3627: ḵə·lê·hem (N-mpc:: 3mp) -- An article, utensil, vessel. From kalah; something prepared, i.e. Any apparatus.">their jars</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: šā·ḇū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">return</a> <a href="/hebrew/7387.htm" title="7387: rê·qām (Adv) -- Emptily, vainly. From reyq; emptily; figuratively ineffectually, undeservedly.">empty.</a> <a href="/hebrew/954.htm" title="954: bō·šū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To be ashamed. A primitive root; properly, to pale, i.e. By implication to be ashamed; also to be disappointed or delayed.">They are ashamed</a> <a href="/hebrew/3637.htm" title="3637: wə·hā·ḵə·lə·mū (Conj-w:: V-Hofal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To be humiliated. A primitive root; properly, to wound; but only figuratively, to taunt or insult.">and humiliated;</a> <a href="/hebrew/2645.htm" title="2645: wə·ḥā·p̄ū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To cover. A primitive root; to cover; by implication, to veil, to encase, protect.">they cover</a> <a href="/hebrew/7218.htm" title="7218: rō·šām (N-msc:: 3mp) -- Head. From an unused root apparently meaning to shake; the head, whether literal or figurative.">their heads.</a> 4The ground is cracked because no rain has fallen on the land. The farmers are ashamed; they cover their heads.…<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/4-4.htm">Lamentations 4:4</a> The nursing infant’s tongue clings in thirst to the roof of his mouth. Little children beg for bread, but no one gives them any. <a href="/isaiah/3-1.htm">Isaiah 3:1</a> For behold, the Lord GOD of Hosts is about to remove from Jerusalem and Judah both supply and support: the whole supply of food and water, <a href="/amos/4-6.htm">Amos 4:6-8</a> “I afflicted all your cities with cleanness of teeth and all your towns with lack of bread, yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD. / “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. <a href="/joel/1-10.htm">Joel 1:10-12</a> 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. <a href="/isaiah/41-17.htm">Isaiah 41:17</a> The poor and needy seek water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. I, the LORD, will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them. <a href="/ezekiel/4-16.htm">Ezekiel 4:16-17</a> Then He told me, “Son of man, I am going to cut off the supply of food in Jerusalem. They will anxiously eat bread rationed by weight, and in despair they will drink water by measure. / So they will lack food and water; they will be appalled at the sight of one another wasting away in their iniquity. <a href="/hosea/4-3.htm">Hosea 4:3</a> 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. <a href="/2_kings/6-25.htm">2 Kings 6:25</a> So there was a great famine in Samaria. Indeed, they besieged the city so long that a donkey’s head sold for eighty shekels of silver, and a quarter cab of dove’s dung sold for five shekels of silver. <a href="/isaiah/5-13.htm">Isaiah 5:13</a> Therefore My people will go into exile for their lack of understanding; their dignitaries are starving and their masses are parched with thirst. <a href="/isaiah/50-2.htm">Isaiah 50:2</a> Why was no one there when I arrived? Why did no one answer when I called? Is My hand too short to redeem you? Or do I lack the strength to deliver you? Behold, My rebuke dries up the sea; I turn the rivers into a desert; the fish rot for lack of water and die of thirst. <a href="/revelation/6-5.htm">Revelation 6:5-6</a> And when the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come!” Then I looked and saw a black horse, and its rider held in his hand a pair of scales. / And I heard what sounded like a voice from among the four living creatures, saying, “A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius, and do not harm the oil and wine.” <a href="/matthew/24-7.htm">Matthew 24:7</a> Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. <a href="/luke/21-11.htm">Luke 21:11</a> There will be great earthquakes, famines, and pestilences in various places, along with fearful sights and great signs from heaven. <a href="/mark/13-8.htm">Mark 13:8</a> Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, as well as famines. These are the beginning of birth pains. <a href="/romans/8-22.htm">Romans 8:22</a> We know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until the present time.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And their nobles have sent their little ones to the waters: they came to the pits, and found no water; they returned with their vessels empty; they were ashamed and confounded, and covered their heads.their nobles.<a href="/1_kings/18-5.htm">1 Kings 18:5,6</a> And Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go into the land, unto all fountains of water, and unto all brooks: peradventure we may find grass to save the horses and mules alive, that we lose not all the beasts… pits.<a href="/jeremiah/2-13.htm">Jeremiah 2:13</a> For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water.<a href="/1_kings/17-7.htm">1 Kings 17:7</a> And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land.<a href="/2_kings/18-31.htm">2 Kings 18:31</a> Hearken not to Hezekiah: for thus saith the king of Assyria, Make an agreement with me by a present, and come out to me, and then eat ye every man of his own vine, and every one of his fig tree, and drink ye every one the waters of his cistern:they were.<a href="/jeremiah/2-26.htm">Jeremiah 2:26,27</a> As the thief is ashamed when he is found, so is the house of Israel ashamed; they, their kings, their princes, and their priests, and their prophets, … <a href="/jeremiah/20-11.htm">Jeremiah 20:11</a> But the LORD is with me as a mighty terrible one: therefore my persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail: they shall be greatly ashamed; for they shall not prosper: their everlasting confusion shall never be forgotten.<a href="/psalms/40-14.htm">Psalm 40:14</a> Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil.covered.<a href="/jeremiah/14-4.htm">Jeremiah 14:4</a> Because the ground is chapt, for there was no rain in the earth, the plowmen were ashamed, they covered their heads.<a href="/2_samuel/15-30.htm">2 Samuel 15:30</a> And David went up by the ascent of mount Olivet, and wept as he went up, and had his head covered, and he went barefoot: and all the people that was with him covered every man his head, and they went up, weeping as they went up.<a href="/2_samuel/19-4.htm">2 Samuel 19:4</a> But the king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, O my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son!<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/12-13.htm">Ashamed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-13.htm">Cisterns</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-14.htm">Confounded</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-29.htm">Cover</a> <a href="/isaiah/61-10.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-26.htm">Covering</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-14.htm">Disappointed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-23.htm">Empty</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-10.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-18.htm">Find</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-9.htm">Found</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-9.htm">Great</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-18.htm">Heads</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-22.htm">Holes</a> <a href="/isaiah/63-1.htm">Honourable</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-4.htm">Humiliated</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-24.htm">Jars</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-9.htm">Little</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-14.htm">Nobles</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-22.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-19.htm">Overcome</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-6.htm">Pits</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-10.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-26.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-10.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-4.htm">Vessels</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-1.htm">Water</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-13.htm">Waters</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/14-4.htm">Ashamed</a> <a href="/genesis/37-20.htm">Cisterns</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-9.htm">Confounded</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-4.htm">Cover</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-4.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-4.htm">Covering</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-4.htm">Disappointed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-12.htm">Empty</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-4.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-11.htm">Find</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-16.htm">Found</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-17.htm">Great</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-4.htm">Heads</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-16.htm">Holes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-35.htm">Honourable</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-22.htm">Humiliated</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-12.htm">Jars</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-4.htm">Little</a> <a href="/jeremiah/27-20.htm">Nobles</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-21.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-9.htm">Overcome</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-5.htm">Pits</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-11.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-4.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-7.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/jeremiah/27-16.htm">Vessels</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-18.htm">Water</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-18.htm">Waters</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'; 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In ancient Judah, the social hierarchy was evident, with nobles holding significant power and influence. The act of sending servants for water highlights the desperation and severity of the drought, as even the wealthy and powerful were affected. This reflects the broader biblical theme that God's judgments, such as droughts, impact all levels of society. The reliance on servants underscores the cultural norms of the time, where the elite depended on others for daily tasks, yet even their status could not shield them from divine judgment.they go to the cisterns, but find no water; Cisterns were essential in ancient Israel for collecting and storing rainwater, especially during dry seasons. The absence of water in the cisterns signifies a severe drought, a common divine punishment in the Old Testament for the people's unfaithfulness (<a href="/deuteronomy/28-23.htm">Deuteronomy 28:23-24</a>). This imagery also serves as a metaphor for spiritual barrenness, where the people have turned away from God, the true source of living water (<a href="/jeremiah/2-13.htm">Jeremiah 2:13</a>).their jars return empty. The empty jars symbolize unfulfilled needs and the futility of relying on human efforts without divine blessing. This can be connected to other biblical instances where emptiness signifies a lack of God's presence or provision, such as the widow's empty vessels in <a href="/2_kings/4.htm">2 Kings 4:1-7</a>, which were miraculously filled by God's intervention. The empty jars also reflect the spiritual emptiness of the people, who have forsaken God.They are ashamed and humiliated; Shame and humiliation are common responses to unmet needs and failed expectations, especially for those accustomed to privilege. In the biblical context, these emotions often accompany recognition of sin and the consequences of turning away from God (<a href="/jeremiah/3-25.htm">Jeremiah 3:25</a>). The public nature of their shame underscores the communal aspect of sin and judgment, where the actions of individuals affect the entire community.they cover their heads. Covering the head is a traditional expression of mourning and repentance in the ancient Near East (<a href="/2_samuel/15-30.htm">2 Samuel 15:30</a>). This act signifies acknowledgment of guilt and submission to God's judgment. It is a physical manifestation of inner sorrow and a plea for mercy. In a broader biblical context, this gesture can be seen as a precursor to the ultimate covering provided by Christ, who bore our shame and humiliation on the cross (<a href="/isaiah/53-3.htm">Isaiah 53:3-5</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/n/nobles.htm">Nobles</a> The leaders or upper class of Judah, who are experiencing the consequences of a drought. 2. <a href="/topical/s/servants.htm">Servants</a> Those sent by the nobles to fetch water, representing the dependency of the people on their leaders. 3. <a href="/topical/c/cisterns.htm">Cisterns</a> Storage systems for water, which are empty due to the drought, symbolizing the lack of resources and divine blessing. 4. <a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a> The southern kingdom of Israel, facing God's judgment through a severe drought. 5. <a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a> The prophet delivering God's message, highlighting the spiritual and physical desolation of the people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_drought_and_physical_consequences.htm">Spiritual Drought and Physical Consequences</a> Just as the physical drought in Judah was a result of spiritual unfaithfulness, our spiritual state can have tangible effects on our lives. We must seek God as our source of living water. <a href="/topical/l/leadership_and_responsibility.htm">Leadership and Responsibility</a> The nobles' inability to provide water highlights the responsibility of leaders to guide their people towards righteousness. Christian leaders today must ensure they are leading with integrity and reliance on God. <a href="/topical/s/shame_and_repentance.htm">Shame and Repentance</a> The shame and humiliation of the people serve as a call to repentance. When we face the consequences of our actions, we should turn back to God in humility and seek His forgiveness. <a href="/topical/d/dependence_on_god.htm">Dependence on God</a> The empty cisterns remind us that human efforts are insufficient without God's provision. We must depend on Him for our needs and trust in His timing and ways. <a href="/topical/c/covering_of_heads.htm">Covering of Heads</a> This act of covering their heads symbolizes mourning and repentance. It is a reminder of the importance of acknowledging our sins and seeking God's 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/does_evidence_confirm_buying_water.htm">Lamentations 5:4 mentions buying their own water—does any historical or archaeological evidence confirm or contradict this siege condition? </a> <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> <a href="/q/how_does_god_renew_israel's_covenant.htm">How can God renew a covenant with Israel in Jeremiah 3:1-8 despite Deuteronomy 24:1-4 forbidding reunions after divorce?</a> <a href="/q/why_is_nebuchadnezzar_both_god's_servant_and_ruthless.htm">How do we reconcile Jeremiah 25:9 calling Nebuchadnezzar God's servant with other scriptures depicting him as a ruthless conqueror?</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>(3) Their little ones.--Not their children, but their menial servants. The word is peculiar to Jeremiah, and occurs only here and in <a href="/jeremiah/48-4.htm" title="Moab is destroyed; her little ones have caused a cry to be heard.">Jeremiah 48:4</a>. The vivid picture of the messengers running hither and thither to all wells, and springs, and tanks, reminds us of Ahab's search for wells or springs in the time of the great drought of his reign (<a href="/1_kings/18-5.htm" title="And Ahab said to Obadiah, Go into the land, to all fountains of water, and to all brooks: peradventure we may find grass to save the horses and mules alive, that we lose not all the beasts.">1Kings 18:5</a>), of the "two or three cities wandering" to the one city that was yet supplied with water of <a href="/amos/4-8.htm" title="So two or three cities wandered to one city, to drink water; but they were not satisfied: yet have you not returned to me, said the LORD.">Amos 4:8</a>.The pits.--The tanks or reservoirs where, if anywhere, water might be looked for.Covered their heads.--The extremest sign of a grief too great to utter itself to others, craving to be alone in its wretchedness (<a href="/2_samuel/15-30.htm" title="And David went up by the ascent of mount Olivet, and wept as he went up, and had his head covered, and he went barefoot: and all the people that was with him covered every man his head, and they went up, weeping as they went up.">2Samuel 15:30</a>; <a href="/2_samuel/19-4.htm" title="But the king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, O my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son!">2Samuel 19:4</a>). The student will recollect it as occurring also in the account of the painting of Agamemnon at the Sacrifice of Iphigenia, ascribed to Timanthes. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/14.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 3. - Their nobles - i.e. the upper classes of Judah and Jerusalem - have sent their little ones; rather, their mean ones; i.e. their servants, or perhaps (as Naegelsbach and Payne Smith) simply, "the common people;" it was not a matter concerning the rich alone. To the pits; i.e. to the cisterns. Covered their heads; a sign of the deepest mourning (<a href="/2_samuel/15-30.htm">2 Samuel 15:30</a>; <a href="/2_samuel/19-4.htm">2 Samuel 19:4</a>; <a href="/esther/6-12.htm">Esther 6:12</a>). <a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/14-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>The nobles וְאַדִּ֣רֵיהֶ֔ם (wə·’ad·di·rê·hem) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_117.htm">Strong's 117: </a> Wide, large, powerful send שָׁלְח֥וּ (šā·lə·ḥū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> To send away, for, out their servants צְעִירֵיהֶ֖ם (ṣə·‘î·rê·hem) Adjective - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6810.htm">Strong's 6810: </a> Little, insignificant, young for water; לַמָּ֑יִם (lam·mā·yim) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4325.htm">Strong's 4325: </a> Water, juice, urine, semen they go בָּ֣אוּ (bā·’ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go to עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against the cisterns, גֵּבִ֞ים (gê·ḇîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1356.htm">Strong's 1356: </a> A log, well, cistern but find מָ֣צְאוּ (mā·ṣə·’ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4672.htm">Strong's 4672: </a> To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present no לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no water מַ֗יִם (ma·yim) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4325.htm">Strong's 4325: </a> Water, juice, urine, semen their jars כְלֵיהֶם֙ (ḵə·lê·hem) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3627.htm">Strong's 3627: </a> Something prepared, any apparatus return שָׁ֤בוּ (šā·ḇū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> To turn back, in, to retreat, again empty. רֵיקָ֔ם (rê·qām) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7387.htm">Strong's 7387: </a> Emptily, ineffectually, undeservedly They are ashamed בֹּ֥שׁוּ (bō·šū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_954.htm">Strong's 954: </a> To pale, to be ashamed, to be disappointed, delayed and humiliated; וְהָכְלְמ֖וּ (wə·hā·ḵə·lə·mū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hofal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3637.htm">Strong's 3637: </a> To wound, to taunt, insult they cover וְחָפ֥וּ (wə·ḥā·p̄ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2645.htm">Strong's 2645: </a> To cover, to veil, to encase, protect their heads. רֹאשָֽׁם׃ (rō·šām) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7218.htm">Strong's 7218: </a> The head <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/14-3.htm">Jeremiah 14:3 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/14-3.htm">Jeremiah 14:3 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/jeremiah/14-3.htm">Jeremiah 14:3 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/14-3.htm">Jeremiah 14:3 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/14-3.htm">Jeremiah 14:3 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/14-3.htm">Jeremiah 14:3 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/14-3.htm">Jeremiah 14:3 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/14-3.htm">Jeremiah 14:3 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/14-3.htm">Jeremiah 14:3 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/jeremiah/14-3.htm">Jeremiah 14:3 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-3.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 14:3 Their nobles send their little ones (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/14-2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 14:2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 14:2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/14-4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 14:4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 14:4" /></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>