1. The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought:
2. Judah mourns;her gates languish. Her people are on the ground in mourning;Jerusalem’s cry rises up.
3. Their nobles send their servants for water.They go to the cisterns;they find no water;their containers return empty.They are ashamed and humiliated;they cover their heads.
4. The ground is crackedsince no rain has fallen on the land.The farmers are ashamed; they cover their heads.