Jeremiah 14 · Verse 22

Jeremiah 14:22

Are there any among the vanities of the Gentiles that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? art not thou he, O Lord our God? therefore we will wait upon thee: for thou hast made all these things.
Jeremiah 14:22, King James Version

Jeremiah 14:22 in other translations

BSBCan the worthless idols of the nations bring rain? Do the skies alone send showers? Is this not by You, O LORD our God? So we put our hope in You, for You have done all these things.
WEBAre there any among the vanities of the nations that can cause rain? Or can the sky give showers? Aren’t you he, the LORD our God? Therefore we will wait for you; for you have made all these things.
ASVAre there any among the vanities of the nations that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? art not thou he, O Jehovah our God? therefore we will wait for thee; for thou hast made all these things.
YLTAre there among the vanities of the nations any causing rain? And do the heavens give showers? Art not Thou He, O Jehovah our God? And we wait for thee, for Thou--Thou hast done all these!
DARBYAre there any among the vanities of the nations that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? Art not thou HE, Jehovah, our God? And we wait upon thee; for thou hast made all these things.
BBEAre any of the false gods of the nations able to make rain come? are the heavens able to give showers? are you not he, O Lord our God? so we will go on waiting for you, for you have done all these things.
WebsterAre there any among the vanities of the Gentiles that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? art not thou he, O LORD our God? therefore we will wait upon thee: for thou hast made all these things.

What does Jeremiah 14:22 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
22. vanities--idols (De 32:21). rain--(Zec 10:1, 2). heavens--namely, of themselves without God (Mt 5:45; Ac 14:17); they are not the First Cause, and ought not to be deified, as they were by the heathen. The disjunctive "or" favors Calvin's explanation: "Not even the heavens themselves can give rain, much less can the idol vanities." art not thou he--namely, who canst give rain?

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 22 Are there any among the vanities of the Gentiles - Probably the dearth was now coming, as there had been a long want of rain. It was the prerogative of the true God to give rain and send showers at the prayers of his people. Therefore we will wait upon thee - If thou do not undertake for us, we must be utterly ruined.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 14:17-22

Jeremiah acknowledged his own sins, and those of the people, but pleaded with the Lord to remember his covenant. In their distress none of the idols of the Gentiles could help them, nor could the heavens give rain of themselves. The Lord will always have a people to plead with him at his mercy-seat. He will heal every truly repenting sinner. Should he not see fit to hear our prayers on behalf of our guilty land, he…

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Jeremiah 14:22 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.

הֲיֵ֨שׁha.Yesh¿ [are] thereH3426
בְּהַבְלֵ֤יbe.hav.Leiamong [the] vanities ofH1892
הַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.Yimthe nationsH1471
מַגְשִׁמִ֔יםmag.shi.Mim[those who] send rainH1652
וְאִם\־ve.'im-and or?H518
הַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimthe heavensH8064
יִתְּנ֣וּyi.te.Nudo they giveH5414
רְבִבִ֑יםre.vi.Vimcopious showersH7241
הֲלֹ֨אha.Lo'¿ notH3808
אַתָּה\־'a.tah-youH859
ה֜וּאhu'[is] itH1931
יְהוָ֤הYah.wehO YahwehH3068
אֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuGod ourH430
וּ֨נְקַוֶּה\־U.ne.ka.veh-so we may wait eagerlyH6960
לָּ֔ךְLakhfor <the> you
כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
אַתָּ֥ה'a.TahyouH859
עָשִׂ֖יתָ'a.Si.tayou have doneH6213
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
אֵֽלֶּה\׃\ \פ'E.lehthese [things]H428

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

Cross references for Jeremiah 14:22

  • Joel 2:23

    Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the Lord your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month.

  • Jeremiah 5:24

    Neither say they in their heart, Let us now fear the Lord our God, that giveth rain, both the former and the latter, in his season: he reserveth unto us the appointed weeks of the harvest.

  • Psalms 135:7

    He causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings for the rain; he bringeth the wind out of his treasuries.

  • Isaiah 30:23

    Then shall he give the rain of thy seed, that thou shalt sow the ground withal; and bread of the increase of the earth, and it shall be fat and plenteous: in that day shall thy cattle feed in large pastures.

  • Deuteronomy 32:21

    They have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God; they have provoked me to anger with their vanities: and I will move them to jealousy with those which are not a people; I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation.

  • Lamentations 3:25-26

    The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him. It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord.

  • 1 Kings 17:14

    For thus saith the Lord God of Israel, The barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that the Lord sendeth rain upon the earth.

  • Isaiah 41:29

    Behold, they are all vanity; their works are nothing: their molten images are wind and confusion.

  • Psalms 130:5

    I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.

  • Psalms 25:21

    Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; for I wait on thee.

  • Job 38:26-28

    To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man; To satisfy the desolate and waste ground; and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth? Hath the rain a father? or who hath begotten the drops of dew?

  • Jeremiah 10:15

    They are vanity, and the work of errors: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Are.
10:15; 16:19; De 32:21; Isa 41:29; 44:12-20
vanities.
De 32:21; 1Ki 17:1; 18:1; Ps 74:1,2; Zec 10:1,2; Ac 14:15-17
Art.
5:24; 10:13; 51:16; De 28:12; 1Ki 8:36; 17:14; 18:39-45; Job 5:10
Job 38:26-28; Ps 147:8; Isa 30:23; Joe 2:23; Am 4:7; Mt 5:45
wait.
Ps 25:3,21; 27:14; 130:5; 135:7; Isa 30:18,23; La 3:25,26; Mic 7:7
Hab 3:17-19

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Context

  • Jeremiah 14:21

    Do not abhor us, for thy name’s sake, do not disgrace the throne of thy glory: remember, break not thy covenant with us.

  • Jeremiah 14:22

    Are there any among the vanities of the Gentiles that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? art not thou he, O Lord our God? therefore we will wait upon thee: for thou hast made all these things.

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Jeremiah 14:22 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		¿Hay entre las vanidades de las gentes quien haga llover? ¿y darán los cielos lluvias? ¿No eres tú, Jehová, nuestro Dios? en ti pues esperamos; pues tú hiciste todas estas cosas.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Parmi les vanités des nations, en est-il qui donnent la pluie? ou les cieux donnent-ils des ondées? N’est-ce pas toi, Éternel! notre Dieu? Et nous nous attendons à toi; car c’est toi qui as fait toutes ces choses.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Gibt es unter den Nichtigkeiten der Nationen Regenspender, oder kann der Himmel Regengüsse geben? Bist du es nicht, Jehova, unser Gott? Und wir hoffen auf dich; denn du, du hast dieses alles gemacht.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Numquid sunt in sculptilibus gentium qui pluant? aut cæli possunt dare imbres? nonne tu es Dominus Deus noster, quem exspectavimus? tu enim fecisti omnia hæc.