Jeremiah 14:1-10

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

2Judah mourns; her city gates languish. Her people are on the ground in mourning; Jerusalem’s cry rises up.

3Their 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.

4The ground is cracked since no rain has fallen on the land. The farmers are ashamed; they cover their heads.

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

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

7Though our iniquities testify against us, Lord, act for your name’s sake. Indeed, our rebellions are many; we have sinned against you.

8Hope of Israel, its Savior in time of distress, why are you like a resident alien in the land, like a traveler stopping only for the night?

9Why are you like a helpless man, like a warrior unable to save? Yet you are among us, Lord, and we bear your name. Don’t leave us!

10This is what the Lord says concerning these people: Truly they love to wander; they never rest their feet. So the Lord does not accept them. Now he will remember their iniquity and punish their sins.