Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
gates—The place of public concourse in each city looks sad, as being no longer frequented (Isaiah 3:26; Isaiah 24:4).
black—that is, they mourn (blackness being indicative of sorrow), (Jeremiah 8:21).
unto the ground—bowing towards it.
cry—of distress (I Samuel 5:12; Isaiah 24:11).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Jeremiah 14:2:
Job 30:28
Jeremiah 12:4
Ezekiel 14:12
Amos 4:8
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