Albert Barnes Commentary Jeremiah 14
Albert Barnes Commentary
Jeremiah 14
Albert Barnes Commentary
Jeremiah 14
"The word of Jehovah that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought." — Jeremiah 14:1 (ASV)
The dearth - Really, the drought.
"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 (ASV)
They are black unto the ground - The people assembled at the gates, the usual places of gathering, are in deep mourning and sit humbly on the ground.
"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 (ASV)
Little ones – mean ones, the common people. The word is unique to Jeremiah (Jeremiah 48:4).
The pits – that is, tanks for holding water.
Covered their heads – The sign of grief.
"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 (ASV)
Is chapt - Rather, is dismayed. “The ground” is used metaphorically for the people who till the ground.
In the earth - i.e., “in the land.”
"And the wild asses stand on the bare heights, they pant for air like jackals; their eyes fail, because there is no herbage." — Jeremiah 14:6 (ASV)
Like dragons – Like jackals (Jeremiah 9:11).
No grass – The keen sight of the wild donkey is well known, but they look around in vain for vegetation.
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