Jeremiah 14:2

New Century Version

"The nation of Judah cries as if someone has died, and her cities are very sad. They are distressed over the land. A cry goes up to God from Jerusalem.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Judah mourns;her city gates languish.Her people are on the ground in mourning;Jerusalem’s cry rises up.

Hebrew Names Version
Yehudah mourns, and the gates of it languish, they sit in black on the ground; and the cry of Yerushalayim is gone up.

King James Version
Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish; they are black unto the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up.

English Standard Version
"Judah mourns, and her gates languish; her people lament on the ground, and the cry of Jerusalem goes up.

New American Standard Bible
"Judah mourns And her gates languish; Her people sit on the ground in mourning garments, And the cry of Jerusalem has ascended.

Amplified Bible
"Judah mourns And her gates languish; Her people sit on the ground in mourning clothes And the cry of Jerusalem has gone up.

World English Bible
Judah mourns, and the gates of it languish, they sit in black on the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Iudah hath mourned, and the gates thereof are desolate, they haue bene brought to heauinesse vnto the grounde, and the cry of Ierusalem goeth vp.

Legacy Standard Bible
"Judah mourns,And her gates languish;They sit on the ground in mourning,And the outcry of Jerusalem has gone up.

Berean Standard Bible
"Judah mourns and her gates languish. Her people wail for the land, and a cry goes up from Jerusalem.

Contemporary English Version
Judah and Jerusalem weep as the land dries up.

Complete Jewish Bible
"Y'hudah is mourning, her gates are languishing; they sit on the ground in gloom; Yerushalayim sends up a cry of anguish.

Darby Translation
Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish, they are black unto the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem goeth up.

Easy-to-Read Version
"The nation of Judah cries for people who have died. The people in the cities of Judah grow weaker and weaker. They lie on the ground. People in Jerusalem, cry to God for help.

George Lamsa Translation
Judah mourns and her gates are desolate; they are fallen on the ground, and the painful cry of Jerusalem is gone up.

Good News Translation
"Judah is in mourning; its cities are dying, its people lie on the ground in sorrow, and Jerusalem cries out for help.

Lexham English Bible
"Judah mourns, and her gates languish, they are in mourning on the ground, and the cry of lament of Jerusalem goes up.

Literal Translation
Judah mourns, and her gates droop. They put on mourning for the land, and the cry of Jerusalem has gone up.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Iuda shal mourne, men shall not go moch more thorow his gates: the londe shal be nomore had in reputacion, & the crie of Ierusale shal breake out.

American Standard Version
Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish, they sit in black upon the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up.

Bible in Basic English
Judah is weeping and its doors are dark with sorrow, and people are seated on the earth clothed in black; and the cry of Jerusalem has gone up.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish, they bow down in black unto the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up.

King James Version (1611)
Iudah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish, they are blacke vnto the ground, and the crie of Ierusalem is gone vp.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Iuda hath mourned, his gates are desolate, they are brought to heauinesse, euen vnto the grounde, and the crye of Hierusalem goeth vp.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Judea has mourned, and her gates are emptied, and are darkened upon the earth; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up.

English Revised Version
Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish, they sit in black upon the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Jude weilide, and the yatis therof fellen doun, and ben maad derk in erthe, and the cry of Jerusalem stiede.

Update Bible Version
Judah mourns, and the gates thereof languish, they sit in black on the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem has gone up.

Webster's Bible Translation
Judah mourneth, and her gates languish; they are black to the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up.

New English Translation
"The people of Judah are in mourning. The people in her cities are pining away. They lie on the ground expressing their sorrow. Cries of distress come up to me from Jerusalem.

New King James Version
"Judah mourns, And her gates languish; They mourn for the land, And the cry of Jerusalem has gone up.

New Living Translation
"Judah wilts; commerce at the city gates grinds to a halt. All the people sit on the ground in mourning, and a great cry rises from Jerusalem.

New Life Bible
"Judah is full of sorrow and her gates are weak. Her people sit on the ground in sorrow, and a cry goes up from Jerusalem.

New Revised Standard
Judah mourns and her gates languish; they lie in gloom on the ground, and the cry of Jerusalem goes up.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Judah mourneth, And the gates thereof, pine They lie in gloom on the ground, - And the outcry Jerusalem, hath ascended;

Douay-Rheims Bible
Judea hath mourned, and the gates thereof are fallen, and are become obscure on the ground, and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up.

Revised Standard Version
"Judah mourns and her gates languish; her people lament on the ground, and the cry of Jerusalem goes up.

Young's Literal Translation
Mourned hath Judah, and her gates have languished, They have mourned to the earth, And the cry of Jerusalem hath gone up.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Judah mourns And her gates languish; They sit on the ground in mourning, And the cry of Jerusalem has ascended.

Contextual Overview

¹ These are the words that the Lord spoke to Jeremiah about the time when there was no rain: ² "The nation of Judah cries as if someone has died, and her cities are very sad. They are distressed over the land. A cry goes up to God from Jerusalem. ³ The important men send their servants to get water. They go to the wells, but they find no water. So they return with empty jars. They are ashamed and embarrassed and cover their heads in shame. ⁴ The ground is dry and cracked open, because no rain falls on the land. The farmers are upset and sad, so they cover their heads in shame. ⁵ Even the mother deer in the field leaves her newborn fawn to die, because there is no grass. ⁶ Wild donkeys stand on the bare hills and sniff the wind like wild dogs. But their eyes go blind, because there is no food." ⁷ We know that we suffer because of our sins. Lord , do something to help us for the good of your name. We have left you many times; we have sinned against you. ⁸ God, the Hope of Israel, you have saved Israel in times of trouble. Why are you like a stranger in the land, or like a traveler who only stays one night? ⁹ Why are you like someone who has been attacked by surprise, like a warrior who is not able to save anyone? But you are among us, Lord , and we are called by your name so don't leave us without help!

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

mourneth: Jeremiah 4:28, Jeremiah 12:4, Isaiah 3:26, Hosea 4:3, Joel 1:10

the gates: Isaiah 24:4, Isaiah 24:7, Isaiah 33:9

they: Jeremiah 8:21, Lamentations 2:9, Lamentations 4:8, Lamentations 4:9, Lamentations 5:10, Joel 2:6

the cry: Jeremiah 11:11, Jeremiah 18:22, Exodus 2:24, 1 Samuel 5:12, 1 Samuel 9:16, Job 34:28, Isaiah 5:7, Isaiah 15:5, Zechariah 7:13

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 28:16 - in the field 1 Kings 18:2 - a sore Jeremiah 4:26 - the fruitful Jeremiah 12:11 - it mourneth Jeremiah 23:10 - the land Jeremiah 46:12 - thy cry Lamentations 1:4 - ways Lamentations 2:8 - he made Amos 1:2 - the habitations Habakkuk 3:17 - the fig tree

Cross-References

Genesis 10:19
Their land reached from Sidon to Gerar as far as Gaza, and then to Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha.

Genesis 13:10
Lot looked all around and saw the whole Jordan Valley and that there was much water there. It was like the Lord 's garden, like the land of Egypt in the direction of Zoar. (This was before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.)

Genesis 14:9
They fought against Kedorlaomer king of Elam, Tidal king of Goiim, Amraphel king of Babylonia, and Arioch king of Ellasar—four kings fighting against five.

Genesis 14:10
There were many tar pits in the Valley of Siddim. When the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah and their armies ran away, some of the soldiers fell into the tar pits, but the others ran away to the mountains.

Genesis 14:20
And we praise God Most High, who has helped you to defeat your enemies." Then Abram gave Melchizedek a tenth of everything he had brought back from the battle.

Deuteronomy 29:23
"The land is nothing but burning cinders and salt. Nothing is planted, nothing grows, and nothing blooms. It is like Sodom and Gomorrah, and Admah and Zeboiim, which the Lord destroyed because he was very angry."

Deuteronomy 34:3
as well as the southern desert and the whole Valley of Jericho up to Zoar. (Jericho is called the city of palm trees.)

1 Samuel 13:18
The second group went on the Beth Horon road. The third group went on the border road that overlooks the Valley of Zeboim toward the desert.

Nehemiah 11:34
Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat,

Isaiah 15:5
My heart cries with sorrow for Moab. Its people run away to Zoar for safety; they run to Eglath Shelishiyah. People are going up the mountain road to Luhith, crying as they go. People are going on the road to Horonaim, crying over their destruction.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Judah mourneth,.... That is, the inhabitants of Judah; those of the house of Judah, as the Targum; these mourned because of the drought and famine that were upon the land:

and the gates thereof languish; the cities of Judah, as the Targum; the inhabitants of them, which used to be supplied from the field, and out of the country; gates may be mentioned, because through the gates the provisions were brought into the city; but now none; and therefore are said to languish; or else those that sat in the gates are meant, the elders of the people, the senators, the judges, and civil magistrates; these shared in the common calamity:

they are black unto the ground; that is, the inhabitants of the cities, and those that sit in the gates, their faces are black through famine; see Lamentations 4:8, so the Targum,

"their faces are covered with blackness, they are black as a pot;''

and which they turned to the ground, and looked downwards, not being able to lift them up through the sorrow and distress they were in, and through faintness of spirit for want of food:

and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up: meaning the cry and lamentation of the inhabitants of Jerusalem because of the famine, for that city was not exempted from it, it having its supply from the country; or the prayer of them, and of the people from all parts got together there, which went up to heaven for rain: it being usual, in times of common distress, for the people in the country to come up to Jerusalem to the temple to pray to God, and particularly for rain, when there was a want of it.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

They are black unto the ground - The people assembled at the gates, the usual places of concourse, are in deep mourning and sit humbly on the ground.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Jeremiah 14:2. The gates thereof languish — The gates being the places of public resort, they are put here for the people.

They are black unto the ground — Covered from head to foot with a black garment, the emblem of sorrow and calamity.