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Jeremiah 14:3

Her nobles send their servants for water;

they come to the cisterns;

they find no water;

they return with their vessels empty;

they are cashamed and confounded

and dcover their heads.

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Jeremiah 14:3 — The New International Version (NIV)

The nobles send their servants for water;

they go to the cisterns

but find no water.

They return with their jars unfilled;

dismayed and despairing,

they cover their heads.

Jeremiah 14:3 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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.

Jeremiah 14:3 — New Living Translation (NLT)

The nobles send servants to get water,

but all the wells are dry.

The servants return with empty pitchers,

confused and desperate,

covering their heads in grief.

Jeremiah 14:3 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

Their nobles have sent their lads for water;

They went to the cisterns and found no water.

They returned with their vessels empty;

They were ashamed and confounded

And covered their heads.

Jeremiah 14:3 — New Century Version (NCV)

The important men send their servants to get water.

They go to the wells,

but they find no water.

So they return with empty jars.

They are ashamed and embarrassed

and cover their heads in shame.

Jeremiah 14:3 — American Standard Version (ASV)

And their nobles send their little ones to the waters: they come to the cisterns, and find no water; they return with their vessels empty; they are put to shame and confounded, and cover their heads.

Jeremiah 14:3 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

And their nobles send their little ones for water: they come to the pits, they find no water; they return with their vessels empty; they are ashamed, they are confounded, and have covered their heads.

Jeremiah 14:3 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Important people send their assistants out for water. 

They go to the cisterns, but they don’t find any water. 

They come back with their containers empty. 

They cover their heads, because they are ashamed and disgraced. 

Jeremiah 14:3 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Their nobles send their servants for water.

They go to the cisterns;

they find no water;

their containers return empty.

They are ashamed and humiliated;

they cover their heads.

Jeremiah 14:3 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Her nobles send their servants for water;

they come to the cisterns,

they find no water,

they return with their vessels empty.

They are ashamed and dismayed

and cover their heads,

Jeremiah 14:3 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

And their nobles send their servants for water.

They come to the pits, they find no water.

They return with their vessels empty.

They are ashamed, and they are confounded,

and they cover their heads.

Jeremiah 14:3 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

The nobles send their servants to get water.

They go to the wells.

But they do not find any water.

They return with empty jars.

They are terrified. They do not have any hope.

They cover their heads.

Jeremiah 14:3 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

“Their nobles have sent their servants for water;

They have come to the cisterns and found no water.

They have returned with their vessels empty;

They have been put to shame and humiliated,

And they cover their heads.


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