Jeremiah 14:4

Drought, Famine, Sword, and Plague

3The 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. 4The ground is cracked because no rain has fallen on the land. The farmers are ashamed; they cover their heads. 5Even the doe in the field deserts her newborn fawn because there is no grass.

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Berean Standard Bible
The ground is cracked because no rain has fallen on the land. The farmers are ashamed; they cover their heads.
American Standard Version (1901)
Because of the ground which is cracked, for that no rain hath been in the land, the plowmen are put to shame, they cover their heads.
Bible in Basic English
Those who do work on the land are in fear, for there has been no rain on the land, and the farmers are shamed, covering their heads.
Douay-Rheims 1899
For the destruction of the land, because there came no rain upon the earth, the husbandmen were confounded, they covered their heads.
Free Bible Version
The ground has dried up because there hasn't been any rain in the land. The farmers are ashamed; they cover their heads.
Geneva Bible 1599
For the grounde was destroyed, because there was no rayne in the earth: the plowmen were ashamed, and couered their heads.
King James (Authorized) Version
Because the ground is chapt, for there was no rain in the earth, the plowmen were ashamed, they covered their heads.
Translation for Translators
The ground is extremely dry and cracked open because there has been no rain. The farmers are very worried, so they also cover their heads.
Unlocked Literal Bible
Because of this the ground is cracked, for there is no rain in the land. The plowmen are ashamed and cover their heads.
Noah Webster Bible
Because the ground is chapt, for there was no rain on the earth, the plowmen were ashamed, they covered their heads.
World English Bible
Because of the ground which is cracked, because no rain has been in the land, the plowmen are disappointed. They cover their heads.
Young's Literal Translation
Because the ground hath been broken, For there hath been no rain in the land, Ashamed have been husbandmen, They have covered their head.