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Jeremiah 14:2

Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish; they are black unto the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up.

KJV

Luxit Judæa, et portæ ejus corruerunt, et obscuratæ sunt in terra, et clamor Jerusalem ascendit.

Vulgate

Ἐπένθησεν ἡ Ἰουδαία, καὶ αἱ πύλαι αὐτῆς ἐκενώθησαν, καὶ ἐσκοτώθησαν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, καὶ ἡ κραυγὴ τῆς Ἰερουσαλὴμ ἀνέβη,

LXX

Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish, they sit in black upon the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up.

ASV

אָבְלָ֣ה יְהוּדָ֔ה וּ/שְׁעָרֶ֥י/הָ אֻמְלְל֖וּ קָדְר֣וּ לָ/אָ֑רֶץ וְ/צִוְחַ֥ת יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם עָלָֽתָה

Hebrew

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In this verse

People JudahJudah

In the original Hebrew

9 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶ֣רֶץ
'rts
noun · 2484×
אֻמְלָֽלוּ
'mllv
verb · 16×
יְהוּדָ֔ה
yhvdh
proper_noun · 809×
יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם
yrvshlm
proper_noun · 634×
יַּ֥עַל
y'l
verb · 885×
צְוָחָ֥ה
tsvchh
noun · 4×
קֹדֵ֥ר
qdr
verb · 16×
שַׁ֣עַר
sh'r
noun · 375×
תֶּאֱבַ֣ל
t'bl
verb · 39×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Sam 5:12 — And the men that died not were smitten with the emerods: and the cry of the city went up to heaven.
  • Deut 28:16 — Cursed shalt thou be in the city, and cursed shalt thou be in the field.
  • Hab 3:17 — Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and ther
  • Isa 3:26 — And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she being desolate shall sit upon the ground.
  • Isa 3:26 — And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she being desolate shall sit upon the ground.
  • Jer 8:21 — For the hurt of the daughter of my people am I hurt; I am black; astonishment hath taken hold on me.
  • Jer 11:11 — Therefore thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon them, which they shall not be able to escape; and though they shall cry unto me, I will not hearken unto them.
  • Jer 12:11 — They have made it desolate, and being desolate it mourneth unto me; the whole land is made desolate, because no man layeth it to heart.
  • Jer 46:12 — The nations have heard of thy shame, and thy cry hath filled the land: for the mighty man hath stumbled against the mighty, and they are fallen both together.
  • Lam 1:4 — The ways of Zion do mourn, because none come to the solemn feasts: all her gates are desolate: her priests sigh, her virgins are afflicted, and she is in bitterness.
  • Lam 2:8 — The LORD hath purposed to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion: he hath stretched out a line, he hath not withdrawn his hand from destroying: therefore he made the rampart and the wall to lament;
  • Lam 4:8 — Their visage is blacker than a coal; they are not known in the streets: their skin cleaveth to their bones; it is withered, it is become like a stick.
  • Zech 7:13 — Therefore it is come to pass, that as he cried, and they would not hear; so they cried, and I would not hear, saith the LORD of hosts: