What Does Jeremiah 14:18 Mean?

used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not

“If I go forth”

to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim

“into the field”

a field (as flat)

lo!

“then behold the slain”

pierced (especially to death); figuratively, polluted

“with the sword”

drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement

used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not

“and if I enter”

to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)

“into the city”

a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)

lo!

“then behold them that are sick”

a malady

“with famine”

hunger (more or less extensive)

(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed

properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and

“yea both the prophet”

a prophet or (generally) inspired man

properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and

“and the priest”

literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)

“go about”

to travel round (specifically as a pedlar); intensively, to palpitate

near, with or among; often in general, to

“into a land”

the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

“that they know”

to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o