Jeremiah 14:4
King James Version (KJV)
Because the ground is chapt, for there was no rain in the earth, the plowmen were ashamed, they covered their heads.
In context
2 Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish; they are black unto the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up.
3 And their nobles have sent their little ones to the waters: they came to the pits, and found no water; they returned with their vessels empty; they were ashamed and confounded, and covered their heads.
4 Because the ground is chapt, for there was no rain in the earth, the plowmen were ashamed, they covered their heads.
5 Yea, the hind also calved in the field, and forsook it, because there was no grass.
6 And the wild asses did stand in the high places, they snuffed up the wind like dragons; their eyes did fail, because there was no grass.
Jeremiah 14:4 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- Because the ground is chapt, for there was no rain in the earth, the plowmen were ashamed, they covered their heads.
- WEB World English Bible
- Because of the ground which is cracked, because no rain has been in the land, the plowmen are disappointed. They cover their heads.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- The ground is cracked because no rain has fallen on the land. The farmers are ashamed; they cover their heads.
- ASV American Standard Version
- 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.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- Because the ground hath been broken, For there hath been no rain in the land, Ashamed have been husbandmen, They have covered their head.
- DBY Darby Translation
- Because the ground is chapt, for there hath been no rain on the earth, the ploughmen are ashamed, they cover their heads.
- WBS Webster Bible
- Because the ground is chapt, for there was no rain on the earth, the plowmen were ashamed, they covered their heads.