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


In Context

1 That which hath been the word of Jehovah unto Jeremiah concerning the matters of the dearths:

2 Mourned hath Judah, and her gates have languished, They have mourned to the earth, And the cry of Jerusalem hath gone up.

3 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.

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

5 For even the hind in the field hath brought forth — to forsake it! For there hath been no grass.

6 And wild asses have stood on high places, They have swallowed up wind like dragons, Consumed have been their eyes, for there is no herb.

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 New International Version of the Holy Bible

14:4The ground is cracked because there is no rain in the land; the farmers are dismayed and cover 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 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.