The Meaning of Jeremiah 14:1 Explained

Jeremiah 14:1

KJV: The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the dearth.

YLT: That which hath been the word of Jehovah unto Jeremiah concerning the matters of the dearths:

Darby: The word of Jehovah that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought.

ASV: The word of Jehovah that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

The word  of the LORD  that came to Jeremiah  concerning  the dearth. 

What does Jeremiah 14:1 Mean?

Study Notes

dearth
The significance of a drought at this time was very great. It was one of the signs predicted in the Palestinian Covenant Deuteronomy 28:23 ; Deuteronomy 28:24 and already fulfilled in part in the reign of Ahab. 1 Kings 17:1 , etc. As that sign had been followed, even though after a long interval, by the Assyrian captivity of the northern kingdom, it should have been received by Judah as a most solemn warning.

Verse Meaning

A message came to Jeremiah from Yahweh concerning some droughts (Heb. plural) that overtook Judah. Droughts were a punishment for covenant violation in Israel (cf. Leviticus 26:18-19; Deuteronomy 28:23-24). This pericope begins with an unusual introductory statement, which occurs again in Jeremiah 46:1; Jeremiah 47:1; and Jeremiah 49:34.

Chapter Summary: Jeremiah 14

1  The grievous famine,
7  causes Jeremiah to pray
10  The Lord will not be entreated for the people
13  false prophets are no excuse for them
17  Jeremiah is moved to complain for them

What do the individual words in Jeremiah 14:1 mean?

That came the word of Yahweh to Jeremiah concerning - the droughts
אֲשֶׁ֨ר הָיָ֤ה דְבַר־ יְהוָה֙ אֶֽל־ יִרְמְיָ֔הוּ עַל־ דִּבְרֵ֖י הַבַּצָּרֽוֹת

אֲשֶׁ֨ר  That 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
הָיָ֤ה  came 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
דְבַר־  the  word 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: דָּבָר  
Sense: speech, word, speaking, thing.
יְהוָה֙  of  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
יִרְמְיָ֔הוּ  Jeremiah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יִרְמְיָה 
Sense: the major prophet, son of Hilkiah of the priestly family in Anathoth; author of the prophetic book bearing his name.
עַל־  concerning 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
דִּבְרֵ֖י  - 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: דָּבָר  
Sense: speech, word, speaking, thing.
הַבַּצָּרֽוֹת  the  droughts 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine plural
Root: בַּצָּרָה 
Sense: dearth, drought, destitution.

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