1;  The grievous famine,
  7;  causes Jeremiah to pray.
 10;  The Lord will not be intreated for the people.
 13;  Lying prophets are no excuse for them.
 17;  Jeremiah is moved to complain for them.

 * A.M. 3399.  B.C. 605.  The word.
   This discourse is supposed to have been delivered after the
   fourth year of Jehoiakim.  The Hebrew {batzaroth,} rendered
   dearth, signifies restraint, that is, "when the heaven is shut
   up that there is no rain;" which Houbigant thinks happened
   early in the reign of Zedekiah.

 * the dearth.  Heb. the words of the dearths, or restraints.
  17:8