Jeremiah 14:3
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“And their nobles have sent their little ones to the waters: they came to the pits, and found no water; they returned with their vessels empty; they were ashamed and confounded, and covered their heads.”
מַיִם
Waters. Mayim. God gathered the waters and called them seas. Jesus said rivers of living water will flow from within those who believe in Him.
מָצָא
they have found
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מָצָא
To find, to discover, to encounter. Matsa. God is findable. He is not playing hide and seek. He actively reveals Himself to genuine seekers.
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שָׁלַח
they have sent
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שָׁלַח
To send. Shalach. God sent His Son. He still sends people today. You are sent. Every believer is a sent one carrying His authority.
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שׁוּב
they have returned
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שׁוּב
To return, to turn back. Shuwb. The Hebrew word behind both repentance and restoration. Return to Me and I will return to you.
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רֹאשׁ
head/ their
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רֹאשׁ
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
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כְּלִי
vessels/ their
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כְּלִי
something prepared, i.e. any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon)
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רֵיקָם
empty
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רֵיקָם
emptily; figuratively (objective) ineffectually, (subjective) undeservedly
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צָעִיר
servants/ their
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צָעִיר
little; (in number) few; (in age) young, (in value) ignoble
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גֵּב
the cisterns
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גֵּב
a log (as cut out); also well or cistern (as dug)
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