Jeremiah 14:6

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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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
asses	וּפְרָאִים֙ u.fe.ra.'Im	H6501	the onager · conjunction + noun, common masculine plural absolute
stand	עָמְד֣וּ 'a.me.Du	H5975	to stand · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural
places	שְׁפָיִ֔ם she.fa.Yim	H8205	bareness · noun, common masculine plural absolute
up	שָׁאֲפ֥וּ sha.'a.Fu	H7602	to inhale eagerly · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural
wind	ר֖וּחַ Ru.ach	H7307	wind · noun, common feminine singular absolute
dragons	כַּתַּנִּ֑ים ka.ta.Nim	H8577	a marine or land monster · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
eyes	עֵינֵיהֶ֖ם 'ei.nei.Hem	H5869	an eye (literally or figuratively) · noun, common feminine dual construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
fail	כָּל֥וּ ka.Lu	H3615	to end · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural
grass	עֵֽשֶׂב 'E.sev	H6212	grass (or any tender shoot) · noun, common masculine singular absolute

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Cross-references

Jeremiah 2:24 A wild ass used to the wilderness, that snuffeth up the wind at her pleasure; in her occasion who can turn her away? all they that seek her…
Job 39:5-6 Who hath sent out the wild ass free? or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass?
Joel 1:18 How do the beasts groan! the herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture; yea, the flocks of sheep are made desolate.
1 Samuel 14:29 Then said Jonathan, My father hath troubled the land: see, I pray you, how mine eyes have been enlightened, because I tasted a little of thi…
Lamentations 4:17 As for us, our eyes as yet failed for our vain help: in our watching we have watched for a nation that could not save us.
Lamentations 5:17 For this our heart is faint; for these things our eyes are dim.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 14:1-9

The first verse is the title of the whole chapter: it does indeed all concern the dearth, but much of it consists of the prophet's prayers concerning it; yet these are not unfitly said to be, The word of the Lord which came to him concerning it, for every acceptable prayer is that which God puts into our hearts; nothing is our word that comes to him but what is first his word that comes from him. In these verses we have, I. The language of nature lamenting the calamity. When the heavens were as brass, and distilled no dews, the earth was as iron, and produced no fruits; and then the grief and confusion were universal. 1. The people of the land were all in tears. Destroy their vines and their…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 14:6

wild asses--They repair to "the high places" most exposed to the winds, which they "snuff in" to relieve their thirst. dragons--jackals [HENDERSON]. eyes--which are usually most keen in detecting grass or water from the "heights," so much so that the traveller guesses from their presence that there must be herbage and water near; but now "their eyes fail." Rather the reference is to the great boas and python serpents which raise a large portion of their body up in a vertical column ten or twelve feet high, to survey the neighborhood above the surrounding bushes, while with open jaws they drink in the air. These giant serpents originated the widely spread notions which typified the deluge…

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John Gill on Jeremiah 14:6

And the wild asses did stand in the high places,.... To see where any grass was to be had, or where the wind blows more freely and cooly, to draw it in; as follows. The Targum renders it, "by the brooks"; and so Jarchi interprets it brooks of water; whither they came as usual to drink, and found them now dried up; and where they stood distressed and languishing, not knowing where to go for any: they snuffed up the wind like dragons: which, being of a hot nature, open their mouths, and draw in the wind and air to cool them. Aelianus (b) reports of the dragons in Phrygia, that they open their mouths, and not only draw in the air, but even birds flying. The word used for dragons signifies larg…

Dictionary and topics

Ass — Frequently mentioned throughout Scripture. Of the domesticated species we read of, (1.) The she ass (Heb. ‘athon), so named from its slowness (Gen. 12:16; 45:23; Num. 22:23; 1 Sam. 9:3). (2.) The…
Ass, The Wild · Suffers in time of scarcity — Suffers in time of scarcity
Dragon, The · Its snuffing up the air alluded to — Its snuffing up the air alluded to
Drought · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Famine · Suffering of brute creation from — Suffering of brute creation from
Grass · Sufferings of cattle from failure of, described — Sufferings of cattle from failure of, described
Impenitence · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Jeremiah 14:6

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 14:1-9

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 14:6

John Gill on Jeremiah 14:6

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Jeremiah 14:6

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 14:1-9

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 14:6

John Gill on Jeremiah 14:6

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Jeremiah 14:5-6

Keil & Delitzsch on Jeremiah 14:2-6

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Jeremiah 14:4-6

Rashi on Jeremiah 14:6