Verse Comparison: Jeremiah 14:2
American Standard Version
Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish, they sit in black upon the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up.
Amplified® Bible
Judah mourns and her gates languish; [her people] sit in black [mourning garb] upon the ground, and the cry of Jerusalem goes up.
Contemporary English Version
Judah and Jerusalem weep as the land dries up.
Darby English Version
Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish, they are black unto the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem goeth up.
Good News Bible
"Judah is in mourning; its cities are dying, its people lie on the ground in sorrow, and Jerusalem cries out for help.
King James Version
Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish; they are black unto the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up.
New American Standard Bible
"Judah mourns And her gates languish; They sit on the ground in mourning, And the cry of Jerusalem has ascended.
New International Version
"Judah mourns,
her cities languish;
they wail for the land,
and a cry goes up from Jerusalem.
New King James Version
"Judah mourns,
And her gates languish;
They mourn for the land,
And the cry of Jerusalem has gone up.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Judah mourns And her gates languish; They sit on the ground in mourning, And the cry of Jerusalem has ascended.
Revised Standard Version
"Judah mourns and her gates languish; her people lament on the ground, and the cry of Jerusalem goes up.
Young's Literal Translation
Mourned hath Judah, and her gates have languished, They have mourned to the earth, And the cry of Jerusalem hath gone up.