Jeremiah 14:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish; they are black unto the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up.”

Jeremiah 14:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Jeremiah 14:2 in 6 Bible Translations

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Jeremiah 14:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

““Judah mourns, and its gates languish. They sit in black on the ground. The cry of Jerusalem goes up.”

Jeremiah 14:2 — World English Bible

Jeremiah 14:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish, they sit in black upon the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up. ”

Jeremiah 14:2 — American Standard Version

Jeremiah 14:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Mourned hath Judah, and her gates have languished, They have mourned to the earth, And the cry of Jerusalem hath gone up.”

Jeremiah 14:2 — Young's Literal Translation

Jeremiah 14:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish, they are black unto the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem goeth up. ”

Jeremiah 14:2 — Darby Translation

Jeremiah 14:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Iudah hath mourned, and the gates thereof are desolate, they haue bene brought to heauinesse vnto the grounde, and the cry of Ierusalem goeth vp.”

Jeremiah 14:2 — Geneva Bible

Jeremiah 14:2 in Context — Jeremiah 14

1 The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah concerning the dearth.

2 Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish; they are black unto the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up.

3 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.

4 Because the ground is chapt, for there was no rain in the earth, the plowmen were ashamed, they covered their heads.

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What Does Jeremiah 14:2 Mean?

Jeremiah 14:2 is a verse from the Book of Jeremiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Jeremiah chapter 14. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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