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Jeremiah 14:5

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.

4 Because the ground is chapt, for there was no rain in the earth, the plowmen were ashamed, they covered their heads.

Yea, the hind also calved in the field, and forsook it, because there was no grass.

6 And the wild asses did stand in the high places, they snuffed up the wind like dragons; their eyes did fail, because there was no grass.

7 O LORD, though our iniquities testify against us, do thou it for thy name’s sake: for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against thee.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Even the doe in the field deserts her newborn fawn because there is no grass.
KJV
Yea, the hind also calved in the field, and forsook it, because there was no grass.
WEB
Yes, the doe in the field also calves and forsakes her young, because there is no grass.
ASV
Yea, the hind also in the field calveth, and forsaketh [her young], because there is no grass.
DARBY
For the hind also calveth in the field, and forsaketh [its young], because there is no grass.
BLB
Indeed, even the doe in the field has brought forth—to forsake [it] because there is no grass.
ÅB
For endog hinden på marken forlater sine nyfødte unger fordi det ikke er gress,
OTB
Selv dådyret på marken forlater sin nyfødte kalv fordi det ikke er gress.
B1930
For endog hinden på marken forlater sine nyfødte unger fordi det ikke er gress,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Psalms 29:9

    The voice of the LORD maketh the hinds to calve, and discovereth the forests: and in his temple doth every one speak of his glory.

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  • Isaiah 15:6

    For the waters of Nimrim shall be desolate: for the hay is withered away, the grass faileth, there is no green thing.

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  • Job 39:1–4

    Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? or canst thou mark when the hinds do calve?

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