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Jewish Publication Society Bible: Jeremiah 14

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This is a chapter from the biblical book of Jeremiah, belonging to the Hebrew prophetic literature tradition. The passage opens with a vivid, layered description of a devastating drought afflicting Judah — nobles cannot find water, farmers stand idle over cracked earth, and wild animals abandon their young for lack of grass. The chapter then shifts into a series of laments and dialogues: the people plead for God's intervention despite acknowledging their sins, while God responds by declaring that their persistent waywardness has exhausted divine patience, to the point where even fasting and sacrifice will go unheeded. A distinctive and pointed section condemns false prophets who promise peace and prosperity in God's name — God explicitly states these prophets were never commissioned and will themselves die by the sword and famine they denied. The passage closes with a communal confession of guilt paired with an appeal to God's own covenant and honor as the sole basis for mercy, arguing that since no pagan deity can send rain, Israel has nowhere else to turn. The chapter is notable for its theological tension between divine judgment and lingering hope, and for its unusually direct indictment of false prophecy as a compounding cause of national catastrophe.

Jewish Publication Society Bible: Jeremiah 14

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