Jeremiah 14:5 KJV
Yea, the hind also calved in the field, and forsook it, because there was no grass.
Words Then and Now
- hind a female deer Still heard today: stag and hind, still the British names for male and female red deer Webster’s 1828 · Hind
- calved to give birth to a calf Still heard today: a glacier calves an iceberg, gives birth to it, as cows still calve Webster’s 1828 · Calve
What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.
Matthew Henry
- A drought upon the land of JudahThe people were in tears. But it was rather the cry of their trouble, and of their sin, than of their prayer. Let us be thankful for the mercy of water, that...
Thompson Chains
- DeerSee the chain from Deuteronomy 14:5 · 8 links
Parallel Passages
- Isaiah 15:6 For the waters of Nimrim shall be desolate: for the hay is withered away, the grass faileth, there is no green thing.
From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).
Cross References
- Psalms 29:9 The voice of the LORD maketh the hinds to calve, and discovereth the forests: and in his temple doth every one speak of his glory.
- Job 39:1–4 Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? or canst thou mark when the hinds do calve? …
- Isaiah 15:6 For the waters of Nimrim shall be desolate: for the hay is withered away, the grass faileth, there is no green thing.
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Topics
- Deer Coloring of
- Drought General scriptures concerning
- Famine Described
- Impenitence General scriptures concerning
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible629–588 BC · Jeremiah, in the days of Josiah, Jehoiakim, and Zedekiah
Hebrew and Strong’s
- Yea, the hind כִּי kî Conjunction גַם gam Adverb אַיֶּלֶת ʾayyelet אַיֶּלֶת Noun · feminine singular
- also calved יָלְדָה yālĕdâ יָלַד Verb · qal perfect, third person feminine singular
- in the field בַּשָּׂדֶה baśśādê שָׂדֶה Noun · masculine singular · with preposition with the
- and forsook וְעָזוֹב wĕʿāzôb עָזַב Verb · qal infinitive absolute · with and
- because there was no grass כִּי kî Conjunction לֹא lōʾ Negative הָיָה hāyâ Verb · qal perfect, third person masculine singular דֶּשֶׁא dešeʾ דֶּשֶׁא Noun · masculine singular
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