The word <01697> of the LORD <03068> that came to Jeremiah <03414> concerning <01697> the dearth <01226>. {the dearth: Heb. the words of the dearths, or, restraints}
MESSAGE
GOD's Message that came to Jeremiah regarding the drought:
NKJV
The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the droughts.
PHILIPS
RWEBSTR
The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the dearth.
GWV
The LORD spoke his word to Jeremiah about the drought.
NET
The Lord spoke to Jeremiah* about the drought.*
NET
14:1 The Lord> spoke to Jeremiah884
tnHeb “That which came [as] the word of the Lord> to Jeremiah.” The introductory formula here is a variation of that found in 7:1; 10:1; 11:1, i.e., “The word of the Lord> which came to Jeremiah.” The relative pronoun “which” (אֲשֶׁר, ’asher) actually precedes the noun it modifies. See BDB 82 s.v. אֲשֶׁר 6.a for discussion and further examples.
about the drought.885
snDrought was one of the punishments for failure to adhere to the terms of their covenant with God. See Deut 28:22-24; Lev 26:18-20.