18. If I go out into the fields,I see the bodies of people slaughtered by the enemy.If I walk the city streets,I see people who have died of starvation.The prophets and priests continue with their work,but they don’t know what they’re doing.”
19. lord, have you completely rejected Judah?Do you really hate Jerusalem?Why have you wounded us past all hope of healing?We hoped for peace, but no peace came.We hoped for a time of healing, but found only terror.
20. lord, we confess our wickednessand that of our ancestors, too.We all have sinned against you.
21. For the sake of your reputation, lord, do not abandon us.Do not disgrace your own glorious throne.Please remember us,and do not break your covenant with us.
22. Can any of the worthless foreign gods send us rain?Does it fall from the sky by itself?No, you are the one, O lord our God!Only you can do such things.So we will wait for you to help us.