4. The ground is crackedsince no rain has fallen on the land.The farmers are ashamed; they cover their heads.
5. Even the doe in the fieldgives birth and abandons her fawnsince there is no grass.
6. Wild donkeys stand on the barren heights panting for air like jackals.Their eyes failbecause there are no green plants.
7. Though our guilt testifies against us,Yahweh, act for Your name’s sake.Indeed, our rebellions are many;we have sinned against You.
8. Hope of Israel, its Savior in time of distress,why are You like a foreigner in the land,like a traveler stopping only for the night?