| 2. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Jeremiah 14:2:1 ⧉אָבְלָ֣הavlelashe mourns Jeremiah 14:2:2 ⧉יְהוּדָ֔הyehudaJudah Jeremiah 14:2:3 ⧉וּשְׁעָרֶ֥יהָushearehaand her gates Jeremiah 14:2:4 ⧉אֻמְלְל֖וּumlelulanguish Jeremiah 14:2:5 ⧉קָדְר֣וּkadruthey are darkened Jeremiah 14:2:6 ⧉לָאָ֑רֶץlaretsto the ground or to the earth Jeremiah 14:2:7 ⧉וְצִוְחַ֥תvetsivekhatand the cry of Jeremiah 14:2:8 ⧉יְרוּשָׁלַ֖͏ִםyerushalimJerusalem Jeremiah 14:2:9 ⧉עָלָֽתָה׃alatahas gone up |
| 2. Formal Translation Judah mourns, and her gates droop; her people sink down in darkness to the ground, and Jerusalem’s cry rises. |
| 2. Dynamic Translation Judah is in mourning; the city gates sag, people sit on the ground in gloom, and Jerusalem sends up a bitter cry. |