Thematic Bible
Jeremiah 14:1 (show verse)
[That] which came [as] the word of Yahweh to Jeremiah concerning the matter of the severe drought.
Jeremiah 14:2 (show verse)
"Judah mourns, and her gates languish, they are in mourning on the ground, and the cry of lament of Jerusalem goes up.
Jeremiah 14:3 (show verse)
And their nobles send their servants for water. They come to [the] pits, they find no water. They return [with] their vessels {empty}. They are ashamed, and they are confounded, and they cover their heads.
Jeremiah 14:4 (show verse)
Because of the ground, [which] is cracked because there was no rain on the ground. [The] farmers are ashamed, they cover their heads.
Jeremiah 14:5 (show verse)
For even [the] doe in the field gives birth and forsakes [her young], because there is no green growth.
Jeremiah 14:6 (show verse)
And wild asses stand on [the] barren heights, they gasp [for] breath like the jackals. Their eyes fail because there is no vegetation."
Jeremiah 14:7 (show verse)
Although our iniquities testify against us, Yahweh, act for the sake of your name. Yes, our apostasies are many; we have sinned against you.
Backsliding » Results of » Selfish absorption
Backsliding » Sin of, to be confessed
Backsliding » Liable to continue and increase
Confession of sin » Examples of national
Confession of sin » Should be accompanied with » Prayer for forgiveness
intercession » Additional instances of » Jeremiah, for israel
Jeremiah » The prophet » Prayers of
Nation » Spiritual » Sins of
Sin » Confession of » Examples of national
Backsliding » Sin of, to be confessed
Backsliding » Liable to continue and increase
Confession of sin » Examples of national
Confession of sin » Should be accompanied with » Prayer for forgiveness
intercession » Additional instances of » Jeremiah, for israel
Jeremiah » The prophet » Prayers of
Nation » Spiritual » Sins of
Sin » Confession of » Examples of national
Jeremiah 14:8 (show verse)
[You are] the hope of Israel, its savior in time of distress. Why should you be like an alien in the land, or like a traveler who spreads out [his tent] to spend the night?
Jeremiah 14:9 (show verse)
Why should you be like a confused man, like a warrior [who] is not able to help? Yet you [are] in our midst, Yahweh, and your name is called upon us. You must not leave us!
Jeremiah 14:10 (show verse)
Thus says Yahweh concerning this people: "They have loved so much to wander, they have not spared their feet. Therefore Yahweh is not favorable to them, now he will remember their iniquity and punish their sins."
Error » Known to God » Loved by men
intercession » Additional instances of » Jeremiah, for israel
Love » Of home » Of sin
Prayer, answers to » Denied to those who » Forsake God
Intercessory prayer » Unavailing for the obstinately-impenitent
Sin » Love of
Sin » Internal » Loved by men
Straying » Those that go astray
Transgression » Known to God » Loved by men
intercession » Additional instances of » Jeremiah, for israel
Love » Of home » Of sin
Prayer, answers to » Denied to those who » Forsake God
Intercessory prayer » Unavailing for the obstinately-impenitent
Sin » Love of
Sin » Internal » Loved by men
Straying » Those that go astray
Transgression » Known to God » Loved by men
Jeremiah 14:11 (show verse)
So Yahweh said to me, "You must not pray for this people, for [their] happiness.
Jeremiah 14:12 (show verse)
Although they fast, I [am] not listening to their cry of entreaty. And although they present burnt offering and grain offering, I [am] not favorable to them. But by the sword, and by the famine, and by the plague, I [am] about to destroy them."
Jeremiah 14:13 (show verse)
Then I said, "Ah, Lord Yahweh, look, the prophets [are] saying to them, 'You will not see [the] sword, and famine will not be yours, but reliable peace I will give to you in this place.'"
Jeremiah 14:14 (show verse)
And Yahweh said to me, "The prophets [are] prophesying lies in my name. I have not sent them, and I have not commanded them, and I have not spoken to them. They are prophesying to you a lying vision, and a divination, worthless, and the deceitfulness of their {minds}."
Deceit » False teachers » Preach
Deceit » Preach
Divination » Practised by » False prophets
intercession » Additional instances of » Jeremiah, for israel
Prophecy » Guilt of pretending to the gift of
Prophets » FALSE » Punishment of
False prophets » Not sent or commissioned by God
False prophets » Often practised divination and witchcraft
False prophets » Prophesied » Lies in the name of the lord
Sending and those sent » Who the lord did not send
Sorcery » Practiced » By false prophets
Vision » A mode of revelation
Visions » False prophets pretended to have seen
Deceit » Preach
Divination » Practised by » False prophets
intercession » Additional instances of » Jeremiah, for israel
Prophecy » Guilt of pretending to the gift of
Prophets » FALSE » Punishment of
False prophets » Not sent or commissioned by God
False prophets » Often practised divination and witchcraft
False prophets » Prophesied » Lies in the name of the lord
Sending and those sent » Who the lord did not send
Sorcery » Practiced » By false prophets
Vision » A mode of revelation
Visions » False prophets pretended to have seen
Jeremiah 14:15 (show verse)
{Therefore} thus says Yahweh concerning the prophets who prophecy in my name though I have not sent them, yet they [are] saying, "Sword and famine will not be in this land." "By the sword and by the famine those prophets will perish.
Famine » Often accompanied by war
intercession » Additional instances of » Jeremiah, for israel
Prophecy » Punishment for » Pretending to the gift of
Prophecy and prophets » Those that listen to false prophets
Prophets » FALSE » Punishment of
Prophets » FALSE » Denunciations against
False prophets » Judgments denounced against
Sending and those sent » Who the lord did not send
War » Often attended by » Famine
intercession » Additional instances of » Jeremiah, for israel
Prophecy » Punishment for » Pretending to the gift of
Prophecy and prophets » Those that listen to false prophets
Prophets » FALSE » Punishment of
Prophets » FALSE » Denunciations against
False prophets » Judgments denounced against
Sending and those sent » Who the lord did not send
War » Often attended by » Famine
Jeremiah 14:16 (show verse)
And the people [to] whom they [are] prophesying will be cast out into the streets of Jerusalem {because of} the famine and the sword. And there will be no [one who] buries them, their wives, or their sons, or their daughters. And I will pour out on them their wickedness.
Jeremiah 14:17 (show verse)
"And you shall say to them this word, 'Let my eyes melt [with] tears night and day, and let them not cease, for [with] a great wound the virgin daughter of my people is broken, [with] a very incurable wound.
Jeremiah 14:18 (show verse)
If I go out [into] the field, then look, those slain by [the] sword. And if I enter the city, then look, the sickness of [the] famine. For both prophet and priest wander around through the land, {they do not know what is going on}.'"
Jeremiah 14:19 (show verse)
Have you completely rejected Judah? Or has your soul loathed Zion? Why have you struck us so that there is no healing for us? We hope for peace, but there is no good, and for a time of healing, but look, there is terror.
Jeremiah 14:20 (show verse)
We know, Yahweh, our wickedness, the iniquity of our ancestors, for we have sinned against you.
Jeremiah 14:21 (show verse)
You must not spurn [us] for the sake of your name, you must not dishonor {your glorious throne}. Remember [us]! You must not break your covenant with us.
Jeremiah 14:22 (show verse)
Are there [any] among the idols of the nation [who] cause rain to pour? Or can the heavens give showers? [Is] it not you, Yahweh our God? Therefore, we hope in you, for you do all these [things].