Jeremiah 14:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Jeremiah 14:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Jeremiah 14:4 in 6 Bible Translations

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Jeremiah 14:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Because of the ground which is cracked, because no rain has been in the land, the plowmen are disappointed. They cover their heads.”

Jeremiah 14:4 — World English Bible

Jeremiah 14:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Because of the ground which is cracked, for that no rain hath been in the land, the plowmen are put to shame, they cover their heads. ”

Jeremiah 14:4 — American Standard Version

Jeremiah 14:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Because the ground hath been broken, For there hath been no rain in the land, Ashamed have been husbandmen, They have covered their head.”

Jeremiah 14:4 — Young's Literal Translation

Jeremiah 14:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Because the ground is chapt, for there hath been no rain on the earth, the ploughmen are ashamed, they cover their heads. ”

Jeremiah 14:4 — Darby Translation

Jeremiah 14:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“For the grounde was destroyed, because there was no rayne in the earth: the plowmen were ashamed, and couered their heads.”

Jeremiah 14:4 — Geneva Bible

Jeremiah 14:4 in Context — Jeremiah 14

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.

6 And the wild asses did stand in the high places, they snuffed up the wind like dragons; their eyes did fail, because there was no grass.

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What Does Jeremiah 14:4 Mean?

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