And their noblesוְאַדִּרֵיהֶםsendשָׁלְחוּtheir little onesצְעִירֵיהֶםfor water;לַמָּיִםthey comeבָּאוּto the pools,עַל גֵּבִיםthey do notלֹאfindמָצְאוּwater;מַיִםthey return,שָׁבוּtheir vesselsכְלֵיהֶםempty;רֵיקָםthey are ashamedבֹּשׁוּand humiliated,וְהָכְלְמוּand they coverוְחָפוּtheir heads.רֹאשָׁם
Jeremiah 14:3
Study it in the app“And their nobles send their little ones for water; they come to the pools, they do not find water; they return, their vessels empty; they are ashamed and humiliated, and they cover their heads.”
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Jeremiah 14:3, word by word
- And their noblesאַדִּרֵיadire
noble
The important men of a people, those of highest rank.
Where else “adire” appears- sendשָׁלְחוּshalchu
send
To send someone or something.
Where else “shalchu” appears- their little onesצְעִירֵיtseire
small
Of little importance.
Where else “tseire” appears- for waterמָּיִםmayim
water
Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.
Where else “mayim” appears- they comeבָּאוּbau
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “bau” appears- to the poolsגֵּבִיםgevim
pit
A hole or water reservoir.
Where else “gevim” appears- findמָצְאוּmatsu
find
To come upon what one seeks, or something not expected.
Where else “matsu” appears- they returnשָׁבוּshavu
return
To go back to a place.
Where else “shavu” appears- their vesselsכְלֵיchele
vessel
Any container for keeping or carrying liquids and food.
Where else “chele” appears- emptyרֵיקָםrekam
empty-handed
With nothing: return bringing nothing.
Where else “rekam” appears- they are ashamedבֹּשׁוּboshu
be ashamed
To feel disgrace and distress over something bad one did or that befell him.
Where else “boshu” appears- and humiliatedהָכְלְמוּhachlmu
be ashamed, humiliate
Put to shame, humiliate; be put to shame.
Where else “hachlmu” appears- and they coverחָפוּchafu
cover
To veil one's head in grief or shame.
Where else “chafu” appears- their headsרֹאשָׁrosha
head
The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.
Where else “rosha” appears
The context
2Judah mourns, and her gates languish; they mourn darkly to the ground, and the cry of Jerusalem goes up.
3 · This verse (above)
4Because the ground is cracked, for there has been no rain in the land, the farmers are ashamed; they cover their heads.