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Jeremiah 14:5
Jeremiah 14:5 is verse 5 of Jeremiah chapter 14, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
Even the doe in the field deserts her newborn fawn because there is no grass.
King James Version
Yea, the hind also calved in the field, and forsook it, because there was no grass.
World English Bible
Yes, the doe in the field also calves and forsakes her young, because there is no grass.
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Jeremiah 14:3–7 · Berean Standard Bible
3 The nobles send their servants for water; they go to the cisterns, but find no water; their jars return empty. They are ashamed and humiliated; they cover their heads.
4 The ground is cracked because no rain has fallen on the land. The farmers are ashamed; they cover their heads.
5 Even the doe in the field deserts her newborn fawn because there is no grass.
6 Wild donkeys stand on barren heights; they pant for air like jackals; their eyes fail for lack of pasture.”
7 Although our iniquities testify against us, O LORD, act for the sake of Your name. Indeed, our rebellions are many; we have sinned against You.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Job 39:1“Do you know when mountain goats give birth? Have you watched the doe bear her fawn?
Job 39:2Can you count the months they are pregnant? Do you know the time they give birth?
Job 39:3They crouch down and bring forth their young; they deliver their newborn.
Job 39:4Their young ones thrive and grow up in the open field; they leave and do not return.
Psalms 29:9The voice of the LORD twists the oaks and strips the forests bare. And in His temple all cry, “Glory!”