1. The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought:
2. Judah mourns;her gates languish. Her people are on the ground in mourning;Jerusalem’s cry rises up.
3. Their nobles send their servants for water.They go to the cisterns;they find no water;their containers return empty.They are ashamed and humiliated;they cover their heads.
4. The ground is crackedsince no rain has fallen on the land.The farmers are ashamed; they cover their heads.
5. Even the doe in the fieldgives birth and abandons her fawnsince there is no grass.
6. Wild donkeys stand on the barren heights panting for air like jackals.Their eyes failbecause there are no green plants.
7. Though our guilt testifies against us,Yahweh, act for Your name’s sake.Indeed, our rebellions are many;we have sinned against You.