Jeremiah 14:6
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Wild donkeys stand on barren heights; they pant for air like jackals; their eyes fail for lack of pasture.””
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“Wild donkeys stand on barren heights; they pant for air like jackals; their eyes fail for lack of pasture.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And the wild asses stand on the bare heights, they pant for air like jackals; their eyes fail, because there is no herbage.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“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.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Jeremiah 14:6 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 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.
- Job 39:5Who set the wild donkey free? Who released the swift donkey from the harness?
- 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.
- 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.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).