Jeremiah 14:2-8
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“Judah mourns,
her cities languish;
they wail for the land,
and a cry goes up from Jerusalem.
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The nobles send their servants for water;
they go to the cisterns
but find no water.
They return with their jars unfilled;
dismayed and despairing,
they cover their heads.
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The ground is cracked
because there is no rain in the land;
the farmers are dismayed
and cover their heads.
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Even the doe in the field
deserts her newborn fawn
because there is no grass.
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Wild donkeys stand on the barren heights
and pant like jackals;
their eyesight fails
for lack of pasture.”
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Although our sins testify against us,
O Lord, do something for the sake of your name.
For our backsliding is great;
we have sinned against you.
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O Hope of Israel,
its Savior in times of distress,
why are you like a stranger in the land,
like a traveler who stays only a night?