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Jeremiah 14:6
Jeremiah 14:6 is verse 6 of Jeremiah chapter 14, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
Wild donkeys stand on barren heights; they pant for air like jackals; their eyes fail for lack of pasture.”
Or serpents or dragons
King James Version
And the wild asses did stand in the high places, they snuffed up the wind like dragons; their eyes did fail, because there was no grass.
World English Bible
The wild donkeys stand on the bare heights. They pant for air like jackals. Their eyes fail, because there is no vegetation.
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Jeremiah 14:4–8 · Berean Standard Bible
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.
8 O Hope of Israel, its Savior in times of distress, why are You like a stranger in the land, like a traveler who stays but a night?
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Jeremiah 2:24a wild donkey at home in the wilderness, sniffing the wind in the heat of her desire. Who can restrain her passion? All who seek her need not weary themselves; in mating season they will find her.
Job 39:5Who set the wild donkey free? Who released the swift donkey from the harness?
Job 39:6I made the wilderness his home and the salt flats his dwelling.
1 Samuel 14:29“My father has brought trouble to the land,” Jonathan replied. “Just look at how my eyes have brightened because I tasted a little of this honey.
Lamentations 4:17All the while our eyes were failing as we looked in vain for help. We watched from our towers for a nation that could not save us.
Lamentations 5:17Because of this, our hearts are faint; because of these, our eyes grow dim—
Joel 1:18How the cattle groan! The herds wander in confusion because they have no pasture. Even the flocks of sheep are suffering.