King James Version

Jeremiah 14:4

Because the ground is chapt, for there was no rain in the earth, the plowmen were ashamed, they covered their heads.

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בַּעֲב֤וּרbaavurin thatעָבוּרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in that”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5668properly, crossed, i.e. (abstractly) transit; used only adverbially, on account of, in order thatbecause of, for (...'s sake), (intent) that, to.הָאֲדָמָה֙haadamahthe countryאֲדָמָהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the country”, the ordinary formH127soil (from its general redness)country, earth, ground, husband(-man) (-ry), land.חַ֔תָּהchatahabolishחָתַתverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “abolish”, a completed actionH2865properly, to prostrate; hence, to break down, either (literally) by violence, or (figuratively) by confusion and fearabolish, affright, be (make) afraid, amaze, beat down, discourage, (cause to) dismay, go down, scare, terrify.כִּ֛יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…לֹאlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…הָיָ֥הhayahbeהָיָהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be”, a completed actionH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.גֶ֖שֶׁםgeshemshowerגֶּשֶׁםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “shower”, the ordinary formH1653a showerrain, shower.בָּאָ֑רֶץbaaretsin earthאֶרֶץpreposition, with the article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “in earth”, the ordinary formH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.בֹּ֥שׁוּboshvbe confoundedבּוּשׁverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “be confounded”, a completed actionH954properly, to pale, i.e. by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed(be, make, bring to, cause, put to, with, a-) shamed(-d), be (put to) confounded(-fusion), become dry, delay, be long.אִכָּרִ֖יםikarimhusbandmanאִכָּרnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “husbandman”, the ordinary formH406a farmerhusbandman, ploughman.חָפ֥וּchafvcoverחָפָהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “cover”, a completed actionH2645to cover; by implication, to veil, to encase, protectceil, cover, overlay.רֹאשָֽׁםroshamheadרֹאשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “head”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, [idiom] every (man), excellent, first, forefront, (be-)head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), [idiom] lead, [idiom] poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Because of the ground which is cracked, for there hath been no rain in the land, the plowmen are ashamed, they cover their heads.

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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.

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.

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.

Darby Translation

Because the ground is chapt, for there hath been no rain on the earth, the ploughmen are ashamed, they cover their heads.

Douay-Rheims

For the destruction of the land, because there came no rain upon the earth, the husbandmen were confounded, they covered their heads.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Because of the ground which is cracked, for there hath been no rain in the land, the plowmen are ashamed, they cover their heads.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the labours of the land failed, because there was no rain: the husbandmen were ashamed, they covered their heads.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ τὰ ἔργα τῆς γῆς ἐξέλιπεν, ὅτι οὐκ ἦν ὑετός· ᾐσχύνθησαν οἱ γεωργοὶ, ἐπεκάλυψαν τὰς κεφαλὰς αὐτῶν.