Jeremiah 14:5 BSB — MannaFest

Jeremiah 14:5

Even the doe in the field deserts her newborn fawn because there is no grass.

BSB

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ASV

Yea, the hind also in the field calveth, and forsaketh her young, because there is no grass.

KJV

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

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Commentary

2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

Yea, the hind also calved in the field,.... Or brought forth her young in the field; of which see Job 39:1, and which they sometimes did through fear, particularly when frightened with thunder and lightning; and which are common in a time of heat and drought, which is the case here; see Psa 29:9 of these sort of creatures there were great plenty in Judea and the parts adjacent.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Man's sin brings those judgments upon the earth which make even the inferior creatures groan: and the prophet takes notice of this as a plea with God for mercy. Judah and Jerusalem have sinned, but the hinds and the wild asses, what have they done?

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Original language & word study

10 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
כִּ֤י	ki	for	H3588 →
גַם־	gam-	also	H1571 →
אַיֶּ֙לֶת֙	'ai.Ye.let	a doe	H355 →
בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה	ba.sa.Deh	in the field	H7704 →
יָלְדָ֖ה	Yal.dah	it has given birth	H3205 →
וְעָז֑וֹב	ve.'a.Zov	and it has abandoned	H5800 →
כִּ֥י	ki	for	H3588 →
לֹֽא־	lo'-	not	H3808 →
הָיָ֖ה	ha.Yah	it is	H1961 →
דֶּֽשֶׁא׃	De.she'	grass	H1877 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Psalms 29:9
The voice of the LORD twists the oaks and strips the forests bare. And in His temple all cry, “Glory!”
leads to
- Psalms 46:2–5
  Therefore we will not fear, though the earth is transformed and the mountains are toppled into the depths of the seas,
- Ezekiel 20:46–48
  “Son of man, set your face toward the south, preach against it, and prophesy against the forest of the Negev.
- Job 39:1–3
  “Do you know when mountain goats give birth? Have you watched the doe bear her fawn?
- Psalms 48:9
  Within Your temple, O God, we contemplate Your loving devotion.
- Psalms 26:8
  O LORD, I love the house where You dwell, the place where Your glory resides.
Through
Isaiah 15:6
The waters of Nimrim are dried up, and the grass is withered; the vegetation is gone, and the greenery is no more.
leads to
- Isaiah 19:5–7
  The waters of the Nile will dry up, and the riverbed will be parched and empty.
- Joel 1:10–12
  The field is ruined; the land mourns. For the grain is destroyed, the new wine is dried up, and the oil fails.
- Numbers 32:36
  Beth-nimrah, and Beth-haran as fortified cities, and they built folds for their flocks.

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Jeremiah

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Jeremiah