Jeremiah 14 – New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

Drought and a Prayer for Mercy

1 That which ^H834 came ^H1961 as the word ^H1697 of the LORD ^H3068 to Jeremiah ^H3414 regarding ^H5921 H1697 the drought ^H1226:

2 “Judah ^H3063 mourns ^H56

And her gates ^H8179 languish ^H535;

Her people sit on the ground ^H776 in mourning ^H6937 garments ^H6937,

And the cry ^H6682 of Jerusalem ^H3389 has ascended ^H5927.

3 “Their nobles ^H117 have sent ^H7971 their [fn]servants ^H6810 for water ^H4325;

They have come ^H935 to the cisterns ^H1356 and found ^H4672 no ^H3808 water ^H4325.

They have returned ^H7725 with their containers ^H3627 empty ^H7387;

They have been put ^H954 to ^H954 shame ^H954 and humiliated ^H3637,

And they cover ^H2645 their heads ^H7218,

4 Because ^H5668 the ground ^H127 is ^H2865 [fn]cracked ^H2865,

For there has been ^H1961 no ^H3808 rain ^H1653 on the land ^H776.

The farmers ^H406 have been put ^H954 to ^H954 shame ^H954,

They have covered ^H2645 their heads ^H7218.

5 “For even ^H1571 the doe ^H355 in the field ^H7704 has given ^H3205 birth ^H3205 only to abandon ^H5800 her young,

Because ^H3588 there is no ^H3808 grass ^H1877.

6 “The wild ^H6501 donkeys ^H6501 stand ^H5975 on the bare ^H8205 heights ^H8205;

They pant ^H7602 for air ^H7307 like jackals ^H8565,

Their eyes ^H5869 fail ^H3615

Because ^H3588 there ^H369 is ^H369 no ^H369 vegetation ^H6212.

7 “Though ^H518 our wrongdoings ^H5771 testify ^H6030 against us,

LORD ^H3068, act ^H6213 for the sake ^H4616 of Your name ^H8034!

Our apostasies ^H4878 have indeed ^H3588 been ^H7231 many ^H7231,

We have sinned ^H2398 against You.

8 “Hope ^H4723 of Israel ^H3478,

Its Savior ^H3467 in time ^H6256 of distress ^H6869,

Why ^H4100 are You like a stranger ^H1616 in the land ^H776,

Or like a traveler ^H732 who has pitched ^H5186 his tent for the night ^H3885?

9 “Why ^H4100 are You like a confused ^H1724 person ^H376,

Like a warrior ^H1368 who cannot ^H3201 H3808 save ^H3467?

Yet You are in our midst ^H7130, LORD ^H3068,

And we are called ^H7121 by Your name ^H8034;

Do not leave ^H5117 us!”

10 This ^H3541 is ^H3541 what ^H3541 the LORD ^H3068 says ^H559 to this ^H2088 people ^H5971: “So ^H3651 much ^H3651 they have loved ^H157 to wander ^H5128; they have not restrained ^H2820 their feet ^H7272. Therefore the LORD ^H3068 does not accept ^H7521 them; now ^H6258 He will remember ^H2142 their wrongdoing ^H5771 and call ^H6485 their sins ^H2403 to ^H6485 account ^H6485.”

11 So the LORD ^H3068 said ^H559 to me, “Do not pray ^H6419 for a good ^H2896 outcome ^H2896 on behalf ^H1157 of this ^H2088 people ^H5971. 12 When ^H3588 they fast ^H6684, I am not going to listen ^H8085 to their cry ^H7440; and when ^H3588 they offer ^H5927 burnt ^H5930 offering ^H5930 and grain offering ^H4503, I am not going to accept ^H7521 them. Rather ^H3588, I am going to put ^H3615 an ^H3615 end ^H3615 to ^H3615 them by the sword ^H2719, famine ^H7458, and plague ^H1698.”

False Prophets

13 But I said ^H559, “Oh ^H162, Lord ^H136 [fn]GOD ^H3068! Behold ^H2009, the prophets ^H5030 are telling ^H559 them, ‘You will not see ^H7200 a sword ^H2719, nor ^H3808 will you have ^H1961 famine ^H7458; on ^H3588 the ^H3588 contrary ^H3588, I will give ^H5414 you lasting ^H571 peace ^H7965 in this ^H2088 place ^H4725.’”

14 Then the LORD ^H3068 said ^H559 to me, “The prophets ^H5030 are prophesying ^H5012 falsehood ^H8267 in My name ^H8034. I have neither ^H3808 sent ^H7971 them nor ^H3808 commanded ^H6680 them, nor ^H3808 spoken ^H1696 to them; they are prophesying ^H5012 to you a false ^H8267 vision ^H2377, divination ^H7081, futility ^H457, and the deception ^H8649 of their own [fn]minds ^H3820. 15 Therefore ^H3651 this ^H3541 is ^H3541 what ^H3541 the LORD ^H3068 says ^H559 concerning ^H5921 the prophets ^H5030 who are prophesying ^H5012 in My name ^H8034, although it was not I who sent ^H7971 them—yet they keep saying ^H559: ‘There will be no ^H3808 sword ^H2719 or famine ^H7458 in this ^H2088 land ^H776’—by sword ^H2719 and famine ^H7458 those ^H1992 prophets ^H5030 shall meet ^H8552 their end ^H8552! 16 And the people ^H5971 to whom ^H834 they are prophesying ^H5012 will be thrown ^H7993 out ^H7993 into the streets ^H2351 of Jerusalem ^H3389 because ^H4480 H6440 of the famine ^H7458 and the sword ^H2719; and there ^H369 will ^H369 be ^H369 no ^H369 one ^H369 to bury ^H6912 them—neither them, nor their wives ^H802, nor ^H369 their sons ^H1121, nor ^H369 their daughters ^H1323. For I will pour ^H8210 out ^H8210 their own wickedness ^H7451 upon them.

17 “You will say ^H559 this ^H2088 word ^H1697 to them,

‘Let my eyes ^H5869 stream ^H3381 down ^H3381 tears ^H1832 night ^H3915 and day ^H3119,

And let them not cease ^H1820;

For the virgin ^H1330 daughter ^H1323 of my people ^H5971 has been crushed ^H7665 with a mighty ^H1419 blow ^H7667,

With a sorely ^H3966 infected ^H2470 wound ^H4347.

18 ‘If ^H518 I go ^H3318 out ^H3318 to the country ^H7704,

There ^H2009 are those killed ^H2491 by the sword ^H2719!

Or if ^H518 I enter ^H935 the city ^H5892,

There ^H2009 are diseases ^H8463 from famine ^H7458!

For both ^H1571 prophet ^H5030 and priest ^H3548

Have wandered ^H5503 around ^H5503 in the land ^H776 that they do not know ^H3045.’”

19 Have You completely ^H3988 rejected ^H3988 Judah ^H3063?

Or ^H518 have [fn]You loathed ^H1602 Zion ^H6726?

Why ^H4069 have You stricken ^H5221 us so that we are beyond ^H369 healing ^H4832?

We waited ^H6960 for peace ^H7965, but nothing ^H369 good ^H2896 came;

And for a time ^H6256 of healing ^H4832, but behold ^H2009, terror ^H1205!

20 We know ^H3045 our wickedness ^H7562, LORD ^H3068,

The wrongdoing ^H5771 of our fathers ^H1, for we have sinned ^H2398 against You.

21 Do not despise ^H5006 us, for the sake ^H4616 of Your own name ^H8034;

Do not disgrace ^H5034 the throne ^H3678 of Your glory ^H3519.

Remember ^H2142 and do not annul ^H6565 Your covenant ^H1285 with us.

22 Are ^H3426 there ^H3426 any ^H3426 among the [fn]idols ^H1892 of the nations ^H1471 who give ^H1652 rain ^H1652?

Or ^H518 can the heavens ^H8064 grant ^H5414 showers ^H7241?

Is it not You, LORD ^H3068 our God ^H430?

Therefore we wait ^H6960 for You,

For You are the one who has done ^H6213 all ^H3605 these ^H428 things ^H428.