Jeremiah 14:3

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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.The nobles send their servants for water; they go to the cisterns, but find no water; their jars return empty. They are ashamed and humiliated; they cover their heads.

In other translations

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.The nobles send their servants for water; they go to the cisterns, but find no water; their jars return empty. They are ashamed and humiliated; they cover their heads.

Hebrew words

וְאַדִּרֵיהֶםve'adireihemand noble [ones] theirH117שָׁלְחוּshalechuthey have sentH7971צְעִירֵיהֶםtze'oreihemservants theirH6810לַמָּיִםlamayimfor <the> waterH4325בָּאוּba'uthey have comeH935עַל־'al-toH5921גֵּבִיםgevim[the] cisternsH1356לֹא־lo'-notH3808מָצְאוּmatze'uthey have foundH4672מַיִםmayimwaterH4325שָׁבוּshavuthey have returnedH7725כְלֵיהֶםkheleihemvessels theirH3627רֵיקָםreikamemptyH7387בֹּשׁוּboshuthey are ashamedH954וְהָכְלְמוּvehakhelemuand they are humiliatedH3637וְחָפוּvechafuand they have coveredH2645רֹאשָׁם׃roshamhead theirH7218

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

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