1. These are the words that the Lord spoke to Jeremiah about the time when there was no rain:
2. “The nation of Judah cries.Her cities are dying.They cry out for the land.A cry goes up to God from Jerusalem.
3. The important men send their servants to get water.The servants go to the wells,but they find no water.So they return with empty jars.They are ashamed and embarrassed.They cover their heads in shame.
4. The ground is dry and cracked openbecause no rain falls on the land.The farmers are upset and sad.So they cover their heads in shame.
5. Even the mother deer in the fieldleaves her fawn.She does this because there is no grass.
6. Wild donkeys stand on the bare hills.They sniff the wind like wild dogs.But their eyes are dull becausethere is no food.”