Because the ground is chapt, for there was no rain in the earth, the plowmen were ashamed, they covered their heads.
Judah is shown under drought and famine, with no rain so that the ground is cracked and parched in Jeremiah 14:2-6. The plowmen are left ashamed and cover their heads, unable to work the hardened earth. That covering of the head is shame and grief and mourning over want and scarcity. This mourning and scarcity is what makes the black horse a fitting symbol of want, famine, and mourning. The same covered faces show the shame and grief felt by righteous judges when the wicked bear rule.
Judah is shown under drought and famine, with no rain so that the ground is cracked and parched in Jeremiah 14:2-6. The plowmen are left ashamed and cover their heads, unable to work the hardened earth. That covering of the head is shame and grief and mourning over want and scarcity. This mourning and scarcity is what makes the black horse a fitting symbol of want, famine, and mourning. The same covered faces show the shame and grief felt by righteous judges when the wicked bear rule.