Jeremiah 14:3

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.

Cross-reference

Jeremiah 14:4 continues the same drought scene with farmers covering their heads in dismay, directly echoing the nobles' shame.

Jeremiah 2:13 reveals the spiritual cause: forsaking God, the fountain of living waters, explains the physical drought here.

In Jeremiah 15:18, the prophet laments waters that fail — the same image of deceitful brooks seen in the empty vessels here.

Joel 1:20 Parallel

Joel 1:20 echoes dried-up brooks and panting beasts, the same drought devastation seen in the empty pits here.

Amos 4:8 Parallel

Amos 4:8 shows cities staggering for water unsatisfied—identical to the failed search for water described here.

Job 6:20 Parallel

In Job 6:20, caravans come expecting water but find none and are ashamed — directly mirroring the nobles' empty vessels and shame here.

Joel 1:11 Parallel

Joel 1:11 calls farmers to be ashamed because harvest has failed — directly parallel to the nobles' shame over failed water sources.

In 2 Peter 2:17, false teachers are waterless springs — the same failed-water metaphor applied here to deceptive spiritual guides.

Psalm 107:33 describes God turning rivers into desert — the same divine action causing the drought and empty pits here.

1 Kings 17:7 describes the brook drying up due to no rain—the same drought conditions causing the water shortage here.

1 Kings 18:5 shows Ahab and Obadiah searching for water and grass during drought, mirroring the desperate search here.

Isaiah 5:13 Parallel

Isaiah 5:13 shows honored men suffering thirst as judgment — paralleling the nobles' thirst and shame from drought here.