Jeremiah 14:1-6 ▼

1 This is the word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought:

2 Judah mourns; her city 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 cracked since no rain has fallen on the land. The farmers are ashamed; they cover their heads.

5 Even the doe in the field gives birth and abandons her fawn since there is no grass.

6 Wild donkeys stand on the barren heights panting for air like jackals. Their eyes fail because there are no green plants.