NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon Because the ground'adamah (ad-aw-maw') soil (from its general redness) -- country, earth, ground, husband(-man) (-ry), land. is chapt chathath (khaw-thath') to prostrate; hence, to break down, either (literally) by violence, or (figuratively) by confusion and fear for there was no rain geshem (gheh'-shem) a shower -- rain, shower. in the earth 'erets (eh'-rets) the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world. the plowmen 'ikkar (ik-kawr') a farmer -- husbandman, ploughman. were ashamed buwsh (boosh) to pale, i.e. by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed they covered chaphah (khaw-faw') to cover; by implication, to veil, to encase, protect -- ceil, cover, overlay. their heads ro'sh (roshe) the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.) Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible "Because the ground is cracked, For there has been no rain on the land; The farmers have been put to shame, They have covered their heads. King James Bible Because the ground is chapt, for there was no rain in the earth, the plowmen were ashamed, they covered their heads. Holman Christian Standard Bible The ground is cracked since no rain has fallen on the land. The farmers are ashamed; they cover their heads. International Standard Version The ground is cracked, because there has been no rain in the land. The farmers are disappointed, and they cover their heads in shame. NET Bible They are dismayed because the ground is cracked because there has been no rain in the land. The farmers, too, are dismayed and bury their faces in their hands. GOD'S WORD® Translation The ground is cracked because there has been no rain in the land. The farmers are disappointed. They cover their heads. King James 2000 Bible Because the ground is parched, for there was no rain in the earth, the plowmen were ashamed, they covered their heads. Links Jeremiah 14:4Jeremiah 14:4 NIV Jeremiah 14:4 NLT Jeremiah 14:4 ESV Jeremiah 14:4 NASB Jeremiah 14:4 KJV |