{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/kjv/jeremiah/14","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-30T22:32:15.071Z"},"reference":{"translation":"KJV","book":"Jeremiah","bookSlug":"jeremiah","chapter":14,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":13,"nextChapter":15,"totalChapters":52,"totalVerses":22},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the dearth."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish; they are black unto the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"And their nobles have sent their little ones to the waters: they came to the pits, <i>and</i> found no water; they returned with their vessels empty; they were ashamed and confounded, and covered their heads."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"Because the ground is chapt, for there was no rain in the earth, the plowmen were ashamed, they covered their heads."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"Yea, the hind also calved in the field, and forsook <i>it</i>, because there was no grass."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"And the wild asses did stand in the high places, they snuffed up the wind like dragons; their eyes did fail, because <i>there was</i> no grass."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"O LORD, though our iniquities testify against us, do thou <i>it</i> for thy name's sake: for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against thee."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"O the hope of Israel, the saviour thereof in time of trouble, why shouldest thou be as a stranger in the land, and as a wayfaring man <i>that</i> turneth aside to tarry for a night?"},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"Why shouldest thou be as a man astonied, as a mighty man <i>that</i> cannot save? yet thou, O LORD, <i>art</i> in the midst of us, and we are called by thy name; leave us not."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"Thus saith the LORD unto this people, Thus have they loved to wander, they have not refrained their feet, therefore the LORD doth not accept them; he will now remember their iniquity, and visit their sins."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"Then said the LORD unto me, Pray not for this people for <i>their</i> good."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and when they offer burnt offering and an oblation, I will not accept them: but I will consume them by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, the prophets say unto them, Ye shall not see the sword, neither shall ye have famine; but I will give you assured peace in this place."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"Then the LORD said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spake unto them: they prophesy unto you a false vision and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their heart."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the prophets that prophesy in my name, and I sent them not, yet they say, Sword and famine shall not be in this land; By sword and famine shall those prophets be consumed."},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"And the people to whom they prophesy shall be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and the sword; and they shall have none to bury them, them, their wives, nor their sons, nor their daughters: for I will pour their wickedness upon them."},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"Therefore thou shalt say this word unto them; Let mine eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease: for the virgin daughter of my people is broken with a great breach, with a very grievous blow."},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"If I go forth into the field, then behold the slain with the sword! and if I enter into the city, then behold them that are sick with famine! yea, both the prophet and the priest go about into a land that they know not."},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"Hast thou utterly rejected Judah? hath thy soul lothed Zion? why hast thou smitten us, and <i>there is</i> no healing for us? we looked for peace, and <i>there is</i> no good; and for the time of healing, and behold trouble!"},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"We acknowledge, O LORD, our wickedness, <i>and</i> the iniquity of our fathers: for we have sinned against thee."},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"Do not abhor <i>us</i>, for thy name's sake, do not disgrace the throne of thy glory: remember, break not thy covenant with us."},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"Are there <i>any</i> among the vanities of the Gentiles that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? <i>art</i> not thou he, O LORD our God? therefore we will wait upon thee: for thou hast made all these <i>things</i>."}],"citation":{"inline":"Jeremiah 14 (KJV)","markdown":"[Jeremiah 14](https://primebible.com/kjv/jeremiah/14)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* KJV. https://primebible.com/kjv/jeremiah/14 (accessed 2026-05-30)."}}