| 3. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Jeremiah 14:3:1 ⧉וְאַדִּ֣רֵיהֶ֔םveadirehemand their nobles Jeremiah 14:3:2 ⧉שָׁלְח֥וּshalkhusent Jeremiah 14:3:3 ⧉צעוריהםtseorihemtheir young men Jeremiah 14:3:4 ⧉צְעִירֵיהֶ֖םtseirehemtheir youths Jeremiah 14:3:5 ⧉לַמָּ֑יִםlamayimfor the water Jeremiah 14:3:6 ⧉בָּ֣אוּbauthey came Jeremiah 14:3:7 ⧉עַל־גֵּבִ֞יםalgevimto the cisterns Jeremiah 14:3:8 ⧉לֹא־מָ֣צְאוּlomatseuthey did not find Jeremiah 14:3:9 ⧉מַ֗יִםmayimwater Jeremiah 14:3:10 ⧉שָׁ֤בוּshavuthey returned Jeremiah 14:3:11 ⧉כְלֵיהֶם֙khelehemtheir vessels Jeremiah 14:3:12 ⧉רֵיקָ֔םrekamempty Jeremiah 14:3:13 ⧉בֹּ֥שׁוּboshuthey were ashamed Jeremiah 14:3:14 ⧉וְהָכְלְמ֖וּvehakhelmuand they were humiliated Jeremiah 14:3:15 ⧉וְחָפ֥וּvekhafuand they covered Jeremiah 14:3:16 ⧉רֹאשָֽׁם׃roshamtheir head |
| 3. Formal Translation Their nobles sent their junior attendants for water; they came to the cisterns and found none. They returned with their vessels empty; they were ashamed and humiliated, and they covered their heads. |
| 3. Dynamic Translation The leaders dispatched their couriers to fetch water, but the pits were dry, so they returned with empty jars. Ashamed and humiliated, they covered their heads. |