Jeremiah 14
1 The grievous famine,
7 causes Jeremiah to pray.
10 The Lord will not be intreated for the people.
13 Lying prophets are no excuse for them.
17 Jeremiah is moved to complain for them.
spoke .... about <01697> [A.M. 3399. B.C. 605. The word.]
This discourse is supposed to have been delivered after the fourth year of Jehoiakim. The Hebrew {batzaroth,} rendered dearth, signifies restraint, that is, "when the heaven is shut up that there is no rain;" which Houbigant thinks happened early in the reign of Zedekiah.
drought <01226> [the dearth. Heb. the words of the dearths, or restraints.]
mourning <056> [mourneth.]
cities <08179> [the gates.]
sorrow <06937> [they.]
Cries of distress <06682> [the cry.]
leading men <0117> [their nobles.]
cisterns <01356> [pits.]
Disappointed <0954> [they were.]
bury <02645> [covered.]
ground <0127> [the ground.]
farmers <0406> [the plowmen.]
Wild donkeys <06501> [the wild.]
pant <07602> [they.]
They sucked in the air, for want of water, to cool their internal heat.
eyes <05869> [their.]
sins <05771> [though.]
intervene <06213> [do.]
turned away <04878> [for our.]
hopes <04723> [the hope.]
saved <03467> [saviour.]
when <06256> [in time.]
resident foreigner <01616> [why.]
traveler <0732> [a wayfaring.]
cannot <03201> [cannot.]
us <07130> [art.]
you <08034 07121> [we are called by thy name. Heb. thy name is called upon us.]
abandon <03240> [leave.]
love <0157> [have they.]
keep .... away <02820> [refrained.]
Lord ..................... I <03068> [the Lord.]
call to mind <02142> [he will.]
fast <06684> [they fast.]
offer <05927> [and when.]
famines <03615> [but.]
Oh <0162> [Ah.]
prophets <05030> [behold.]
lasting peace <07965 0571> [assured peace. Heb. peace of truth.]
prophets <05030> [The prophets.]
send <07971> [I sent.]
predictions <07081> [divination.]
delusions <08649> [and the.]
war ... famine ............... War ... starvation <02719 07458> [Sword and famine shall not.]
people <05971> [the people.]
thrown <07993> [be cast.]
pour <08210> [for.]
eyes <05869> [let mine.]
dear children <01330> [for.]
serious <03966> [with a very.]
out <03318> [go forth.]
prophet <05030> [yea.]
business <05503> [go about, etc. or, make merchandise against a land, and men acknowledge it not.]
completely rejected <03988> [utterly.]
you <05315> [hath.]
recovery ................... relief <04832> [no healing.]
hope <06960> [we.]
confess <03045> [We acknowledge.]
sinned <02398> [for.]
treat <05006> [not abhor.]
name <08034> [for.]
treat <05034> [disgrace.]
mindful ...... us <02142> [remember.]
<03426> [Are.]
worthless idols <01892> [vanities.]
Lord <03068> [Art.]
put ... hopes <06960> [wait.]
