Jeremiah 14:3 meaning and explanation

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.

Jeremiah 14:3, Berean Standard Bible

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Jeremiah 14 opens with a drought so severe that even the wealthy feel it. The nobles, who could normally command others to fetch water, send their servants to the cisterns, the rock-cut reservoirs that stored rainwater.

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