Jer 14:1 | JFB | STEP | 1. Literally, "That which was the word of Jehovah to Jeremiah concerning the dearth" drought-- literally, the "withholdings," namely, of rain ( ; ). This word should be used especially of the withholding of rain because rain is in those regions of all things the one chiefly needed ( , Margin).

‏ Jeremiah 14:1

CHAPTER 14 Jr 14:1-22. Prophecies on the Occasion of a Drought Sent in Judgment on Judea.

1. Literally, "That which was the word of Jehovah to Jeremiah concerning the dearth"

drought--literally, the "withholdings," namely, of rain (De 11:17; 2Ch 7:13). This word should be used especially of the withholding of rain because rain is in those regions of all things the one chiefly needed (Jr 17:8, Margin).