Jeremiah 14:7

"The wild donkeys stand on the bare heights. They pant for air like jackals. Their eyes fail, because there is no vegetation."

Key Reflection

In Jeremiah 14:7, the image of "wild donkeys" standing on "bare heights" and "panting for air like jackals" symbolizes the desperate state of the people during a severe drought. Their eyes "fail because there is no vegetation," reflecting their spiritual dryness and despair, highlighting both physical and metaphysical thirst.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Do thou it -Rather, “deal thou, act thou for Thy Name’s sake, i. e., not according to the strict measure of right and wrong, but as a God merciful and gracious.

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