King James Version
Jeremiah 14:2 in the King James Version says “Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish; they are black unto the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up.” — study this verse from Jeremiah chapter 14 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish; they are black unto the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up.”
Jeremiah 14:2 · KJV
The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the dearth. the dearth: Heb. the words of the dearths, or, restraints
Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish; they are black unto the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up.
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.
Because the ground is chapt, for there was no rain in the earth, the plowmen were ashamed, they covered their heads.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“Judah”
H3063jehudah (or judah), the name of five israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
“they are black”
H6937to be ashy, i.e., dark-colored; by implication, to mourn (in sackcloth or sordid garments)
“is gone up”
H5927to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
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