Jeremiah 8:18-21

18I said, ‘I am very sad and upset. I will never get better again.

19Listen to my dear people! They are calling out for help everywhere in the land. They are saying, “Is the Lord still with us in Zion? Is he still there to rule us as our King?” ’ The Lord replies, ‘They worship images of false gods. and useless foreign idols. That has made me very angry.’

20The people say, ‘We have taken in all our crops from the fields. The summer has finished. And still nobody has rescued us.’

21I am very upset because my dear people have so much pain. I weep and I cry, as if a friend had died.