Jeremiah 14:1-9

Drought and a Prayer for Mercy

¹That which came as the word of the Lord to Jeremiah regarding the drought:

2“Judah mourns

And her gates languish;

Her people sit on the ground in mourning garments,

And the cry of Jerusalem has ascended.

3“Their nobles have sent their servants for water;

They have come to the cisterns and found no water.

They have returned with their containers empty;

They have been put to shame and humiliated,

And they cover their heads,

4Because the ground is cracked,

For there has been no rain on the land.

The farmers have been put to shame,

They have covered their heads.

5“For even the doe in the field has given birth only to abandon her young,

Because there is no grass.

6“The wild donkeys stand on the bare heights;

They pant for air like jackals,

Their eyes fail

Because there is no vegetation.

7“Though our wrongdoings testify against us,

Lord, act for the sake of Your name!

Our apostasies have indeed been many,

We have sinned against You.

8“Hope of Israel,

Its Savior in time of distress,

Why are You like a stranger in the land,

Or like a traveler who has pitched his tent for the night?

9“Why are You like a confused person,

Like a warrior who cannot save?

Yet You are in our midst, Lord,

And we are called by Your name;

Do not leave us!”

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