Jeremiah 14:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Jeremiah 14:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 14:3 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 14:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.”
Jeremiah 14:3 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 14:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Jeremiah 14:3 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 14:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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.”
Jeremiah 14:3 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 14:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And their nobles send their little ones for water: they come to the pits, they find no water; they return with their vessels empty; they are ashamed, they are confounded, and have covered their heads. ”
Jeremiah 14:3 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 14:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And their nobles haue sent their inferiours to the water, who came to the welles, and founde no water: they returned with their vessels empty: they were ashamed and confounded, and couered their heads.”
Jeremiah 14:3 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 14:3 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.
5 Yea, the hind also calved in the field, and forsook it, because there was no grass.
What Does Jeremiah 14:3 Mean?
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