Jeremiah 14 · Verse 2

Jeremiah 14:2

Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish; they are black unto the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up.
Jeremiah 14:2, King James Version

Jeremiah 14:2 in other translations

BSB“Judah mourns and her gates languish. Her people wail for the land, and a cry goes up from Jerusalem.
WEB“Judah mourns, and its gates languish. They sit in black on the ground. The cry of Jerusalem goes up.
ASVJudah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish, they sit in black upon the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up.
YLTMourned hath Judah, and her gates have languished, They have mourned to the earth, And the cry of Jerusalem hath gone up.
DARBYJudah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish, they are black unto the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem goeth up.
BBEJudah 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.
WebsterJudah mourneth, and her gates languish; they are black to the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up.

What does Jeremiah 14:2 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
2. gates--The place of public concourse in each city looks sad, as being no longer frequented (Is 3:26; 24:4). black--that is, they mourn (blackness being indicative of sorrow), (Jr 8:21). unto the ground--bowing towards it. cry--of distress (1Sa 5:12; Is 24:11).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 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.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 14:1-9

A drought upon the land of Judah. (Jr 14:1-7) A confession of sin in the name of the people. (Jr 14:8-9) The Divine purpose to punish is declared. (Jr 14:10-16) The people supplicate. (Jr 14:17-22) Verses 1-9 The people were in tears. But it was rather the cry of their trouble, and of their sin, than of their prayer. Let us be thankful for the mercy of water, that we may not be taught to value it by feeling the want…

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Jeremiah 14:2 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

אָבְלָ֣ה'a.ve.Lahit is in mourningH56
יְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahJudahH3063
וּשְׁעָרֶ֥יהָu.she.'a.Rei.haand gates itsH8179
אֻמְלְל֖וּ'um.le.Luthey are languishingH535
קָדְר֣וּka.de.Ruthey are in mourningH6937
לָאָ֑רֶץla.'A.retzto the earthH776
וְצִוְחַ֥תve.tziv.Chatand [the] outcry ofH6682
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimJerusalemH3389
עָלָֽתָה\׃'a.La.tahit has gone upH5927

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Jeremiah 14:2

  • Isaiah 3:26

    And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she being desolate shall sit upon the ground.

  • Jeremiah 8:21

    For the hurt of the daughter of my people am I hurt; I am black; astonishment hath taken hold on me.

  • 1 Samuel 5:12

    And the men that died not were smitten with the emerods: and the cry of the city went up to heaven.

  • Lamentations 4:8-9

    Their visage is blacker than a coal; they are not known in the streets: their skin cleaveth to their bones; it is withered, it is become like a stick. They that be slain with the sword are better than they that be slain with hunger: for these pine away, stricken through for want of the fruits of the field.

  • Zechariah 7:13

    Therefore it is come to pass, that as he cried, and they would not hear; so they cried, and I would not hear, saith the Lord of hosts:

  • Jeremiah 11:11

    Therefore thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will bring evil upon them, which they shall not be able to escape; and though they shall cry unto me, I will not hearken unto them.

  • Lamentations 5:10

    Our skin was black like an oven because of the terrible famine.

  • Job 34:28

    So that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto him, and he heareth the cry of the afflicted.

  • Isaiah 24:7

    The new wine mourneth, the vine languisheth, all the merryhearted do sigh.

  • Jeremiah 18:22

    Let a cry be heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a troop suddenly upon them: for they have digged a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet.

  • Joel 1:10

    The field is wasted, the land mourneth; for the corn is wasted: the new wine is dried up, the oil languisheth.

  • Hosea 4:3

    Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
mourneth.
4:28; 12:4; Isa 3:26; Ho 4:3; Joe 1:10
the gates.
Isa 24:4,7; 33:9
they.
8:21; La 2:9; 4:8,9; 5:10; Joe 2:6
the cry.
11:11; 18:22; Ex 2:24; 1Sa 5:12; 9:16; Job 34:28; Isa 5:7; 15:5
Zec 7:13

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Context

  • Jeremiah 14:1

    The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah concerning the dearth.

  • Jeremiah 14:2

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

  • Jeremiah 14:3

    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.

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Jeremiah 14:2 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Enlutóse Judá, y sus puertas se despoblaron: oscureciéronse en tierra, y subió el clamor de Jerusalem.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Juda mène deuil, et ses portes défaillent; elles sont en deuil, par terre; et le cri de Jérusalem est monté.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Juda trauert, und seine Tore schmachten, liegen in Trauer am Boden, und Jerusalems Klaggeschrei steigt empor.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Luxit Judæa, et portæ ejus corruerunt, et obscuratæ sunt in terra, et clamor Jerusalem ascendit.