Verse 18

Jeremiah 14:18

Young's Literal Translation

18 If I have gone forth to the field, Then, lo, the pierced of the sword! And if I have entered the city, Then, lo, the diseased of famine! For both prophet and priest have gone up and down Unto a land that they knew not.
Original Language Text
hebrew
אִם יָצָ֣אתִי הַ/שָּׂדֶ֗ה וְ/הִנֵּה֙ חַלְלֵי חֶ֔רֶב וְ/אִם֙ בָּ֣אתִי הָ/עִ֔יר וְ/הִנֵּ֖ה תַּחֲלוּאֵ֣י רָעָ֑ב כִּֽי גַם נָבִ֧יא גַם כֹּהֵ֛ן סָחֲר֥וּ אֶל אֶ֖רֶץ וְ/לֹ֥א יָדָֽעוּ
English Translation
If I went out to the field and behold, the slain by the sword; and if I came to the city and behold, the sufferers of hunger; for both the prophet and the priest have gone to a land and they do not know.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 14 Context
1 That which hath been the word of Jehovah unto Jeremiah concerning the matters of the dearths: Focus ↗
2 Mourned hath Judah, and her gates have languished, They have mourned to the earth, And the cry of Je... Focus ↗
3 And their honourable ones have sent their little ones to the water, They have come unto ditches, The... Focus ↗
4 Because the ground hath been broken, For there hath been no rain in the land, Ashamed have been husb... Focus ↗
5 For even the hind in the field hath brought forth -- to forsake [it!] For there hath been no grass. Focus ↗
6 And wild asses have stood on high places, They have swallowed up wind like dragons, Consumed have be... Focus ↗
7 Surely our iniquities have testified against us, O Jehovah, work for Thy name's sake, For many have... Focus ↗
8 O Hope of Israel -- its saviour in time of trouble, Why art Thou as a sojourner in the land? And as... Focus ↗
9 Why art Thou as one dumb? As a mighty one not able to save? And Thou [art] in our midst, O Jehovah,... Focus ↗
10 Thus said Jehovah concerning this people: Well they have loved to wander, Their feet they have not r... Focus ↗
11 And Jehovah saith unto me: Thou dost not pray for this people for good, Focus ↗
12 When they fast, I hearken not unto their cry, And when they cause to ascend burnt-offering and prese... Focus ↗
13 And I say, 'Ah, Lord Jehovah, Lo, the prophets are saying to them: Ye do not see a sword, yea, famin... Focus ↗
14 And Jehovah saith unto me: Falsehood the prophets are prophesying in My name, I did not send them, n... Focus ↗
15 Therefore, thus said Jehovah concerning the prophets who are prophesying in My name, and I have not... Focus ↗
16 And the people to whom they are prophesying, Are cast into out-places of Jerusalem, Because of the f... Focus ↗
17 And thou hast said unto them this word: Tears come down mine eyes night and day, And they do not cea... Focus ↗
18 If I have gone forth to the field, Then, lo, the pierced of the sword! And if I have entered the cit...
19 Hast Thou utterly rejected Judah? Zion hath Thy soul loathed? Wherefore hast Thou smitten us, And th... Focus ↗
20 We have known, O Jehovah, our wickedness, The iniquity of our fathers, For we have sinned against Th... Focus ↗
21 Do not despise, for Thy name's sake, Dishonour not the throne of Thine honour, Remember, break not T... Focus ↗
22 Are there among the vanities of the nations any causing rain? And do the heavens give showers? Art n... Focus ↗