Jeremiah 14:1-6
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Chapter 14
The Great Drought. 1 The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought:(A)
2 Judah mourns,
her gates are lifeless;
They are bowed to the ground,
and the outcry of Jerusalem goes up.(B)
3 The nobles send their servants for water,
but when they come to the cisterns
They find no water
and return with empty jars.(C)
Confounded, despairing, they cover their heads
4 because of the ruined soil;
Because there is no rain in the land
the farmers are confounded, they cover their heads.(D)
5 Even the doe in the field deserts her young
because there is no grass.
6 The wild donkeys stand on the bare heights,
gasping for breath like jackals;
Their eyes grow dim;
there is no grass.
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