1. The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah concerning the droughts.
2. “Judah mourns,And her gates languish;They mourn for the land,And the cry of Jerusalem has gone up.
3. Their nobles have sent their lads for water;They went to the cisterns and found no water.They returned with their vessels empty;They were ashamed and confoundedAnd covered their heads.
4. Because the ground is parched,For there was no rain in the land,The plowmen were ashamed;They covered their heads.
5. Yes, the deer also gave birth in the field,But left because there was no grass.
6. And the wild donkeys stood in the desolate heights;They sniffed at the wind like jackals;Their eyes failed because there was no grass.”
7. O Lord, though our iniquities testify against us,Do it for Your name’s sake;For our backslidings are many,We have sinned against You.