The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the dearth.
The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah concerning the dearth - literally, "That which was the word of Yahweh to Jeremiah concerning,' etc.
Dearth - literally, the withholdings, namely, of rain (Deuteronomy 11:17; 2 Chronicles 7:13). The reason why this word should be used especially of the withholding of rain is, that rain is in those regions of all things the one chiefly needed, (Jeremiah 17:8, margin)