bats.tso.ret denotes drought conditions, whether as a topic of prophecy or a year in which a tree remains fruitful.

The two occurrences refer to drought conditions: as the subject of a word brought to Jeremiah and as the setting of a year in which a well-watered tree remains unafraid and fruitful.

1. Drought conditions as subject or setting · dominant

   In Jeremiah 14:1, the plural absolute form identifies the matter concerning which the word came to Jeremiah; the APB renders the verse as concerning “the drought.” In Jeremiah 17:8, the singular absolute form marks the year whose drought does not make the tree anxious or stop its fruit-bearing; the APB renders “in a year of drought.”

   Jeremiah 14:1Jeremiah 17:8

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses “the drought” in Jeremiah 14:1 and “a year of drought” in Jeremiah 17:8. These reflect the verse contexts.