Jeremiah 14:6
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.
Context
This verse from Jeremiah Chapter 14 connects to 7 cross-references. Drought serves as background for a liturgical lament. The people appeal to God with confession but God refuses: he will not listen when they fast, offer sacrifices, or cry out. The false prophets who promise peace are condemned. Jeremiah confesses …
Other Translations
And the wild asses stand on the bare heights, they pant for air like jackals; their eyes fail, because there is no herbage.
And wild asses have stood on high places, They have swallowed up wind like dragons, Consumed have been their eyes, for there is no herb.
And the asses of the field on the open hilltops are opening their mouths wide like jackals to get air; their eyes are hollow because there is no grass.
Cross References
Then said Jonathan, My father hath troubled the land: see, I pray you, how mine eyes have been enlightened, because …
Who hath sent out the wild ass free? or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass?
Whose house I have made the wilderness, and the barren land his dwellings.
A wild ass used to the wilderness, that snuffeth up the wind at her pleasure; in her occasion who can …
As for us, our eyes as yet failed for our vain help: in our watching we have watched for a …
For this our heart is faint; for these things our eyes are dim.
How do the beasts groan! the herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture; yea, the flocks of …