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Jeremiah 14:5

American Standard Version

Yea, the hind also in the field calveth, and forsaketh her young, because there is no grass.

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Jeremiah 14:5 in other translations

Yes, the doe in the field also calves and forsakes her young,
because there is no grass.

Jeremiah 14:5 · World English Bible

Jeremiah 14:5 in context

  1. 3And their nobles send their little ones to the waters: they come to the cisterns, and find no water; they return with their vessels empty; they are put to shame and confounded, and cover their heads.
  2. 4Because of the ground which is cracked, for that no rain hath been in the land, the plowmen are put to shame, they cover their heads.
  3. 5Yea, the hind also in the field calveth, and forsaketh her young, because there is no grass.
  4. 6And the wild asses stand on the bare heights, they pant for air like jackals; their eyes fail, because there is no herbage.
  5. 7Though our iniquities testify against us, work thou for thy name’s sake, O Jehovah; for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against thee.