4The ground is cracked because there is no rain in the land; the farmers are dismayed and cover their heads.


In Context

1 This is the word of the Lord to Jeremiah concerning the drought:

2 "Judah mourns, her cities languish; they wail for the land, and a cry goes up from Jerusalem.

3 The nobles send their servants for water; they go to the cisterns but find no water. They return with their jars unfilled; dismayed and despairing, they cover their heads.

4 The ground is cracked because there is no rain in the land; the farmers are dismayed and cover their heads.

5 Even the doe in the field deserts her newborn fawn because there is no grass.

6 Wild donkeys stand on the barren heights and pant like jackals; their eyesight fails for lack of pasture."

Jeremiah 14:4 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

14:4Because the ground is chapt, for there was no rain in the earth, the plowmen were ashamed, they covered their heads.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

14:4For the destruction of the land, because there came no rain upon the earth, the husbandmen were confounded, they covered their heads.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

14:4Because 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.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:4Because the ground is chapt, for there hath been no rain on the earth, the ploughmen are ashamed, they cover their heads.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

14:4Because of the ground which is chapt, for that no rain hath been in the land, the plowmen are ashamed, they cover their heads.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:4Because the ground is chapt, for there was no rain on the earth, the plowmen were ashamed, they covered their heads.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:4Because of the ground which is cracked, because no rain has been in the land, the plowmen are disappointed, they cover their heads.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

14:4Because the ground hath been broken, For there hath been no rain in the land, Ashamed have been husbandmen, They have covered their head.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

14:4Because the ground is beat down, for there was no rain in the earth, the plowmen were ashamed, they covered their heads.