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[1] This is Yahweh’s word that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought:
[2] “Judah mourns,
and its gates languish.
They sit in black on the ground.
The cry of Jerusalem goes up.
[3] 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.
[4] Because of the ground which is cracked,
because no rain has been in the land,
the plowmen are disappointed.
They cover their heads.
[5] Yes, the doe in the field also calves and forsakes her young,
because there is no grass.
[6] The wild donkeys stand on the bare heights.
They pant for air like jackals.
Their eyes fail,
because there is no vegetation.
[7] Though our iniquities testify against us,
work for your name’s sake, Yahweh;
for our rebellions are many.
We have sinned against you.
[8] You hope of Israel,
its Savior in the time of trouble,
why should you be as a foreigner in the land,
and as a wayfaring man who turns aside to stay for a night?
[9] Why should you be like a scared man,
as a mighty man who can’t save?
Yet you, Yahweh, are in the middle of us,
and we are called by your name.
Don’t leave us. [10] Yahweh says to this people:
“Even so they have loved to wander.
They have not restrained their feet.
Therefore Yahweh does not accept them.
Now he will remember their iniquity,
and punish them for their sins.” [11] Yahweh said to me, “Don’t pray for this people for their good. [12] When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and when they offer burnt offering and meal offering, I will not accept them; but I will consume them by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence.” [13] Then I said, “Ah, Lord Yahweh! Behold, the prophets tell them, ‘You will not see the sword, neither will you have famine; but I will give you assured peace in this place.’” [14] Then Yahweh said to me, “The prophets prophesy lies in my name. I didn’t send them. I didn’t command them. I didn’t speak to them. They prophesy to you a lying vision, divination, and a thing of nothing, and the deceit of their own heart. [15] Therefore Yahweh says concerning the prophets who prophesy in my name, but I didn’t send them, yet they say, ‘Sword and famine will not be in this land.’ Those prophets will be consumed by sword and famine. [16] The people to whom they prophesy will be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and the sword. They will have no one to bury them—them, their wives, their sons, or their daughters, for I will pour their wickedness on them. [17] “You shall say this word to them:
“‘Let my eyes run down with tears night and day,
and let them not cease;
for the virgin daughter of my people is broken with a great breach,
with a very grievous wound.
[18] If I go out into the field,
then behold, the slain with the sword!
If I enter into the city,
then behold, those who are sick with famine!
For both the prophet and the priest go about in the land,
and have no knowledge.’” [19] Have you utterly rejected Judah?
Has your soul loathed Zion?
Why have you struck us, and there is no healing for us?
We looked for peace, but no good came;
and for a time of healing, and behold, dismay!
[20] We acknowledge, Yahweh, our wickedness,
and the iniquity of our fathers;
for we have sinned against you.
[21] Do not abhor us, for your name’s sake.
Do not disgrace the throne of your glory.
Remember, and don’t break your covenant with us.
[22] Are there any among the vanities of the nations that can cause rain?
Or can the sky give showers?
Aren’t you he, Yahweh our God?
Therefore we will wait for you;
for you have made all these things.
King James Version

A Great Drought

[1] The word H1697 of the Lord H3068 that came to Jeremiah H3414 concerning H1697 the dearth. H1226§ [2] Judah H3063 mourneth, H56 and the gates H8179 thereof languish; H535 they are black H6937 unto the ground; H776 and the cry H6682 of Jerusalem H3389 is gone up. H5927 [3] And their nobles H117 have sent H7971 their little ones H6810 to the waters: H4325 they came H935 to the pits, H1356 H1360 and found H4672 no water; H4325 they returned H7725 with their vessels H3627 empty; H7387 they were ashamed H954 and confounded, H3637 and covered H2645 their heads. H7218 [4] Because the ground H127 is chapt, H2865 for there was no rain H1653 in the earth, H776 the plowmen H406 were ashamed, H954 they covered H2645 their heads. H7218 [5] Yea, the hind H365 also H1571 calved H3205 in the field, H7704 and forsook H5800 it, because there was no grass. H1877 [6] And the wild asses H6501 did stand H5975 in the high places, H8205 they snuffed up H7602 the wind H7307 like dragons; H8577 their eyes H5869 did fail, H3615 because there was no grass. H6212 [7] O Lord, H3068 though our iniquities H5771 testify H6030 against us, do H6213 thou it for thy name’s H8034 sake; for our backslidings H4878 are many; H7231 we have sinned H2398 against thee. [8] O the hope H4723 of Israel, H3478 the saviour H3467 thereof in time H6256 of trouble, H6869 why shouldest thou be as a stranger H1616 in the land, H776 and as a wayfaring man H732 that turneth aside H5186 to tarry for a night? H3885 [9] Why shouldest thou be as a man H376 astonied, H1724 as a mighty man H1368 that cannot H3201 save? H3467 yet thou, O Lord, H3068 art in the midst H7130 of us, and we are called H7121 by thy name; H8034 leave H3240 us not. [10] Thus saith H559 the Lord H3068 unto this people, H5971 Thus have they loved H157 to wander, H5128 they have H2820 not H3808 refrained H2820 their feet, H7272 therefore the Lord H3068 doth not H3808 accept H7521 them; he will now remember H2142 their iniquity, H5771 and visit H6485 their sins. H2403 [11] Then said H559 the Lord H3068 unto H413 me, Pray H6419 not H408 for this people H5971 for their good. H2896 [12] When they fast, H6684 I will not hear H8085 their cry; H7440 and when they offer H5927 burnt offering H5930 and an oblation, H4503 I will not accept H7521 them: but I will consume H3615 them by the sword, H2719 and by the famine, H7458 and by the pestilence. H1698 [13] Then said H559 I, Ah, H162 Lord H136 God! H3069 behold, the prophets H5030 say H559 unto them, Ye shall not see H7200 the sword, H2719 neither shall ye have famine; H7458 but I will give H5414 you assured H571 peace H7965§ in this place. H4725 [14] Then the Lord H3068 said H559 unto me, The prophets H5030 prophesy H5012 lies H8267 in my name: H8034 I sent H7971 them not, neither have I commanded H6680 them, neither spake H1696 unto them: they prophesy H5012 unto you a false H8267 vision H2377 and divination, H7081 and a thing of nought, H457 H434 and the deceit H8649 of their heart. H3820 [15] Therefore thus saith H559 the Lord H3068 concerning H5921 the prophets H5030 that prophesy H5012 in my name, H8034 and I sent H7971 them not, yet they say, H559 Sword H2719 and famine H7458 shall H776 not H3808 be in this land; H776 By sword H2719 and famine H7458 shall those prophets H5030 be consumed. H8552 [16] And the people H5971 to whom they prophesy H5012 shall be cast out H7993 in the streets H2351 of Jerusalem H3389 because H6440 of the famine H7458 and the sword; H2719 and they shall have none to bury H6912 them, H1992 them, their wives, H802 nor their sons, H1121 nor their daughters: H1323 for I will pour H8210 H853 their wickedness H7451 upon them. [17] Therefore thou shalt say H559 H853 this H2088 word H1697 unto H413 them; Let mine eyes H5869 run down H3381 with tears H1832 night H3915 and day, H3119 and let them not cease: H1820 for H3588 the virgin H1330 daughter H1323 of my people H5971 is broken H7665 with a great H1419 breach, H7667 with a very H3966 grievous H2470 blow. H4347 [18] If I go forth H3318 into the field, H7704 then behold the slain H2491 with the sword! H2719 and if I enter H935 into the city, H5892 then behold them that are sick H8463 with famine! H7458 yea, both the prophet H5030 and the priest H3548 go about H5503 into a land H776 that they know H3045 not.§ [19] Hast thou utterly H3988 rejected H3988 H853 Judah? H3063 hath thy soul H5315 lothed H1602 Zion? H6726 why hast thou smitten H5221 us, and there is no healing H4832 for us? we looked H6960 for peace, H7965 and there is no good; H2896 and for the time H6256 of healing, H4832 and behold trouble! H1205 [20] We acknowledge, H3045 O Lord, H3068 our wickedness, H7562 and the iniquity H5771 of our fathers: H1 for H3588 we have sinned H2398 against thee. [21] Do not H408 abhor H5006 us, for thy name’s H8034 sake, do not disgrace H5034 the throne H3678 of thy glory: H3519 remember, H2142 break H6565 not H408 thy covenant H1285 with us. [22] Are there H3426 any among the vanities H1892 of the Gentiles H1471 that can cause rain? H1652 or can the heavens H8064 give H5414 showers? H7241 Art not thou he, O Lord H3068 our God? H430 therefore we will wait H6960 upon thee: for thou hast made H6213 all these things.

Footnotes

  1. § 14:1 Heb. the words of the dearths or restraints
  2. § 14:13 Heb. peace of truth
  3. § 14:18 Or, make merchandise against a land, and men acknowledge it not,
Septuaginta
[1] Καὶ G2532 ἐγένετο G1096 λόγος G3056 κυρίου G2962 πρὸς G4314 Ιερεμιαν G2408 περὶ G4012 τῆς G3588 ἀβροχίας [2] Ἐπένθησεν G3996 ἡ G3588 Ιουδαία, G2449 καὶ G2532 αἱ G3588 πύλαι G4439 αὐτῆς G846 ἐκενώθησαν G2758 καὶ G2532 ἐσκοτώθησαν G4656 ἐπὶ G1909 τῆς G3588 γῆς, G1093 καὶ G2532 ἡ G3588 κραυγὴ G2906 τῆς G3588 Ιερουσαλημ G2419 ἀνέβη. G305 [3] Καὶ G2532 οἱ G3588 μεγιστᾶνες G3175 αὐτῆς G846 ἀπέστειλαν G649 τοὺς G3588 νεωτέρους G3501 αὐτῶν G846 ἐφ’ G1909 ὕδωρ· G5204 ἤλθοσαν G2064 ἐπὶ G1909 τὰ G3588 φρέατα G5421 καὶ G2532 οὐχ G3756 εὕροσαν G2147 ὕδωρ G5204 καὶ G2532 ἀπέστρεψαν G654 τὰ G3588 ἀγγεῖα G30 αὐτῶν G846 κενά. G2756 [4] Καὶ G2532 τὰ G3588 ἔργα G2041 τῆς G3588 γῆς G1093 ἐξέλιπεν, G1587 ὅτι G3754 οὐκ G3756 ἦν G2258 ὑετός· G5205 ᾐσχύνθησαν G153 γεωργοί, G1092 ἐπεκάλυψαν G1943 τὴν G3588 κεφαλὴν G2776 αὐτῶν. G846 [5] Καὶ G2532 ἔλαφοι ἐν G1722 ἀγρῷ G68 ἔτεκον G5088 καὶ G2532 ἐγκατέλιπον, G1459 ὅτι G3754 οὐκ G3756 ἦν G2258 βοτάνη. G1008 [6] Ὄνοι G3688 ἄγριοι G66 ἔστησαν G2476 ἐπὶ G1909 νάπας· εἵλκυσαν G1670 ἄνεμον, G417 ἐξέλιπον G1587 οἱ G3588 ὀφθαλμοὶ G3788 αὐτῶν, G846 ὅτι G3754 οὐκ G3756 ἦν G2258 χόρτος G5528 ἀπὸ G575 λαοῦ G2992 ἀδικίας. G93 — [7] εἰ G1487 αἱ G3588 ἁμαρτίαι G266 ἡμῶν G2257 ἀντέστησαν G436 ἡμῖν, G2254 κύριε, G2962 ποίησον G4160 ἡμῖν G2254 ἕνεκεν G1752 σοῦ, G4675 ὅτι G3754 πολλαὶ G4183 αἱ G3588 ἁμαρτίαι G266 ἡμῶν G2257 ἐναντίον G1726 σοῦ, G4675 ὅτι G3754 σοὶ G4671 ἡμάρτομεν. G264 [8] Ὑπομονὴ G5281 Ισραηλ, G2474 κύριε, G2962 καὶ G2532 σῴζεις G4982 ἐν G1722 καιρῷ G2540 κακῶν· G2556 ἵνα G2443 τί G5101 ἐγενήθης G1096 ὡσεὶ G5616 πάροικος G3941 ἐπὶ G1909 τῆς G3588 γῆς G1093 καὶ G2532 ὡς G5613 αὐτόχθων ἐκκλίνων G1578 εἰς G1519 κατάλυμα; G2646 [9] Μὴ G3361 ἔσῃ G2071 ὥσπερ G5618 ἄνθρωπος G444 ὑπνῶν ἢ G2228 ὡς G5613 ἀνὴρ G435 οὐ G3756 δυνάμενος G1410 σῴζειν; G4982 Καὶ G2532 σὺ G4771 ἐν G1722 ἡμῖν G2254 εἶ, G1488 κύριε, G2962 καὶ G2532 τὸ G3588 ὄνομά G3686 σου G4675 ἐπικέκληται G1941 ἐφ’ G1909 ἡμᾶς· G2248 μὴ G3361 ἐπιλάθῃ G1950 ἡμῶν. G2257 — [10] οὕτως G3779 λέγει G3004 κύριος G2962 τῷ G3588 λαῷ G2992 τούτῳ G5129 Ἠγάπησαν G25 κινεῖν G2795 πόδας G4228 αὐτῶν G846 καὶ G2532 οὐκ G3756 ἐφείσαντο, G5339 καὶ G2532 ὁ G3588 θεὸς G2316 οὐκ G3756 εὐδόκησεν G2106 ἐν G1722 αὐτοῖς· G846 νῦν G3568 μνησθήσεται τῶν G3588 ἀδικιῶν G93 αὐτῶν. G846 [11] Καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 κύριος G2962 πρός G4314 με G3165 Μὴ G3361 προσεύχου G4336 περὶ G4012 τοῦ G3588 λαοῦ G2992 τούτου G5127 εἰς G1519 ἀγαθά· G18 [12] ὅτι G3754 ἐὰν G1437 νηστεύσωσιν, G3522 οὐκ G3756 εἰσακούσομαι G1522 τῆς G3588 δεήσεως G1162 αὐτῶν, G846 καὶ G2532 ἐὰν G1437 προσενέγκωσιν G4374 ὁλοκαυτώματα G3646 καὶ G2532 θυσίας, G2378 οὐκ G3756 εὐδοκήσω G2106 ἐν G1722 αὐτοῖς, G846 ὅτι G3754 ἐν G1722 μαχαίρᾳ G3162 καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 λιμῷ G3042 καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 θανάτῳ G2288 ἐγὼ G1473 συντελέσω G4931 αὐτούς. G846 [13] Καὶ G2532 εἶπα G2036 Ὦ G5599 κύριε, G2962 ἰδοὺ G2400 οἱ G3588 προφῆται G4396 αὐτῶν G846 προφητεύουσιν G4395 καὶ G2532 λέγουσιν G3004 Οὐκ G3756 ὄψεσθε G3700 μάχαιραν, G3162 οὐδὲ G3761 λιμὸς G3042 ἔσται G2071 ἐν G1722 ὑμῖν, G5213 ὅτι G3754 ἀλήθειαν G225 καὶ G2532 εἰρήνην G1515 δώσω G1325 ἐπὶ G1909 τῆς G3588 γῆς G1093 καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 τόπῳ G5117 τούτῳ. G5129 [14] Καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 κύριος G2962 πρός G4314 με G3165 Ψευδῆ G5571 οἱ G3588 προφῆται G4396 προφητεύουσιν G4395 ἐπὶ G1909 τῷ G3588 ὀνόματί G3686 μου, G3450 οὐκ G3756 ἀπέστειλα G649 αὐτοὺς G846 καὶ G2532 οὐκ G3756 ἐνετειλάμην G1781 αὐτοῖς G846 καὶ G2532 οὐκ G3756 ἐλάλησα G2980 πρὸς G4314 αὐτούς· G846 ὅτι G3754 ὁράσεις G3706 ψευδεῖς G5571 καὶ G2532 μαντείας καὶ G2532 οἰωνίσματα καὶ G2532 προαιρέσεις καρδίας G2588 αὐτῶν G846 αὐτοὶ G846 προφητεύουσιν G4395 ὑμῖν. G5213 [15] Διὰ G1223 τοῦτο G5124 τάδε G3592 λέγει G3004 κύριος G2962 περὶ G4012 τῶν G3588 προφητῶν G4396 τῶν G3588 προφητευόντων G4395 ἐπὶ G1909 τῷ G3588 ὀνόματί G3686 μου G3450 ψευδῆ, G5571 καὶ G2532 ἐγὼ G1473 οὐκ G3756 ἀπέστειλα G649 αὐτούς, G846 οἳ G3739 λέγουσιν G3004 Μάχαιρα G3162 καὶ G2532 λιμὸς G3042 οὐκ G3756 ἔσται G2071 ἐπὶ G1909 τῆς G3588 γῆς G1093 ταύτης G3778 Ἐν G1722 θανάτῳ G2288 νοσερῷ ἀποθανοῦνται, G599 καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 λιμῷ G3042 συντελεσθήσονται G4931 οἱ G3588 προφῆται· G4396 [16] καὶ G2532 ὁ G3588 λαός, G2992 οἷς G3739 αὐτοὶ G846 προφητεύουσιν G4395 αὐτοῖς, G846 καὶ G2532 ἔσονται G2071 ἐρριμμένοι G4496 ἐν G1722 ταῖς G3588 διόδοις Ιερουσαλημ G2419 ἀπὸ G575 προσώπου G4383 μαχαίρας G3162 καὶ G2532 τοῦ G3588 λιμοῦ, G3042 καὶ G2532 οὐκ G3756 ἔσται G2071 ὁ G3588 θάπτων G2290 αὐτούς, G846 καὶ G2532 αἱ G3588 γυναῖκες G1135 αὐτῶν G846 καὶ G2532 οἱ G3588 υἱοὶ G5207 αὐτῶν G846 καὶ G2532 αἱ G3588 θυγατέρες G2364 αὐτῶν· G846 καὶ G2532 ἐκχεῶ G1632 ἐπ’ G1909 αὐτοὺς G846 τὰ G3588 κακὰ G2556 αὐτῶν. G846 [17] Καὶ G2532 ἐρεῖς G2046 πρὸς G4314 αὐτοὺς G846 τὸν G3588 λόγον G3056 τοῦτον G5126 Καταγάγετε G2609 ἐπ’ G1909 ὀφθαλμοὺς G3788 ὑμῶν G5216 δάκρυα ἡμέρας G2250 καὶ G2532 νυκτός, G3571 καὶ G2532 μὴ G3361 διαλιπέτωσαν, G1257 ὅτι G3754 συντρίμματι G4938 συνετρίβη G4937 θυγάτηρ G2364 λαοῦ G2992 μου G3450 καὶ G2532 πληγῇ G4127 ὀδυνηρᾷ σφόδρα. G4970 [18] Ἐὰν G1437 ἐξέλθω G1831 εἰς G1519 τὸ G3588 πεδίον, καὶ G2532 ἰδοὺ G2400 τραυματίαι μαχαίρας, G3162 καὶ G2532 ἐὰν G1437 εἰσέλθω G1525 εἰς G1519 τὴν G3588 πόλιν, G4172 καὶ G2532 ἰδοὺ G2400 πόνος G4192 λιμοῦ· G3042 ὅτι G3754 ἱερεὺς G2409 καὶ G2532 προφήτης G4396 ἐπορεύθησαν G4198 εἰς G1519 γῆν, G1093 ἣν G3739 οὐκ G3756 ᾔδεισαν. G1492 — [19] μὴ G3361 ἀποδοκιμάζων G593 ἀπεδοκίμασας G593 τὸν G3588 Ιουδαν, G2455 καὶ G2532 ἀπὸ G575 Σιων G4622 ἀπέστη G868 ἡ G3588 ψυχή G5590 σου; G4675 Ἵνα G2443 τί G5101 ἔπαισας G3817 ἡμᾶς, G2248 καὶ G2532 οὐκ G3756 ἔστιν G2076 ἡμῖν G2254 ἴασις; G2392 Ὑπεμείναμεν G5278 εἰς G1519 εἰρήνην, G1515 καὶ G2532 οὐκ G3756 ἦν G2258 ἀγαθά· G18 εἰς G1519 καιρὸν G2540 ἰάσεως, G2392 καὶ G2532 ἰδοὺ G2400 ταραχή. G5016 [20] Ἔγνωμεν, G1097 κύριε, G2962 ἁμαρτήματα G265 ἡμῶν, G2257 ἀδικίας G93 πατέρων G3962 ἡμῶν, G2257 ὅτι G3754 ἡμάρτομεν G264 ἐναντίον G1726 σου. G4675 [21] Κόπασον G2869 διὰ G1223 τὸ G3588 ὄνομά G3686 σου, G4675 μὴ G3361 ἀπολέσῃς G622 θρόνον G2362 δόξης G1391 σου· G4675 μνήσθητι, G3415 μὴ G3361 διασκεδάσῃς τὴν G3588 διαθήκην G1242 σου G4675 τὴν G3588 μεθ’ G3326 ἡμῶν. G2257 [22] Μὴ G3361 ἔστιν G2076 ἐν G1722 εἰδώλοις G1497 τῶν G3588 ἐθνῶν G1484 ὑετίζων; Καὶ G2532 εἰ G1487 ὁ G3588 οὐρανὸς G3772 δώσει G1325 πλησμονὴν G4140 αὐτοῦ; G846 Οὐχὶ G3780 σὺ G4771 εἶ G1488 αὐτός; G846 Καὶ G2532 ὑπομενοῦμέν G5278 σε, G4571 ὅτι G3754 σὺ G4771 ἐποίησας G4160 πάντα G3956 ταῦτα. G5023
Septuaginta, in place of Byzantine Greek New Testament