Jeremiah 14:6 BSB — MannaFest

Jeremiah 14:6

Wild donkeys stand on barren heights; they pant for air like jackals; their eyes fail for lack of pasture.”

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And the wild asses stand on the bare heights, they pant for air like jackals; their eyes fail, because there is no herbage.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Snuffed up the wind like dragons - תנים tannim here probably means the hippopotamus, who, after feeding under the water, is obliged to come to the surface in order to take in fresh draughts of air; or it may mean the wild asses.

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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

12 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וּפְרָאִים֙	u.fe.ra.'Im	and wild donkeys	H6501 →
עָמְד֣וּ	'a.me.Du	they have stood	H5975 →
עַל־	'al-	on	H5921 →
שְׁפָיִ֔ם	she.fa.Yim	[the] bare heights	H8205 →
שָׁאֲפ֥וּ	sha.'a.Fu	they have panted for	H7602 →
ר֖וּחַ	Ru.ach	breath	H7307 →
כַּתַּנִּ֑ים	ka.ta.Nim	like <the> jackals	H8577 →
כָּל֥וּ	ka.Lu	they have failed	H3615 →
עֵינֵיהֶ֖ם	'ei.nei.Hem	eyes their	H5869 →
כִּי־	ki-	for	H3588 →
אֵ֥ין	'ein	there not	H369 →
עֵֽשֶׂב׃	'E.sev	[is] vegetation	H6212 →

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Where the connections lead

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Through
Joel 1:18
How the cattle groan! The herds wander in confusion because they have no pasture. Even the flocks of sheep are suffering.
leads to
- Jeremiah 12:4
  How long will the land mourn and the grass of every field be withered? Because of the evil of its residents, the animals and birds have been swept away, for the people have said,…
- Hosea 4:3
  Therefore the land mourns, and all who dwell in it will waste away with the beasts of the field and the birds of the air; even the fish of the sea disappear.
Through
Lamentations 5:17
Because of this, our hearts are faint; because of these, our eyes grow dim—
leads to
- Isaiah 1:5
  Why do you want more beatings? Why do you keep rebelling? Your head has a massive wound, and your whole heart is afflicted.
- Psalms 6:7
  My eyes fail from grief; they grow dim because of all my foes.
- Job 17:7
  My eyes have grown dim with grief, and my whole body is but a shadow.
- Lamentations 2:11
  My eyes fail from weeping; I am churning within. My heart is poured out in grief over the destruction of the daughter of my people, because children and infants faint in the streets of…
- Isaiah 38:14
  I chirp like a swallow or crane; I moan like a dove. My eyes grow weak as I look upward. O Lord, I am oppressed; be my security.”
Through
1 Samuel 14:29
“My father has brought trouble to the land,” Jonathan replied. “Just look at how my eyes have brightened because I tasted a little of this honey.
leads to
- 1 Kings 18:18
  “I have not troubled Israel,” Elijah replied, “but you and your father’s house have, for you have forsaken the commandments of the LORD and have followed the Baals.

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01Commentary

The record, by era

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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