Jeremiah 14:1-10

1That which came as the word of the Lord to Jeremiah in regard to the 1drought:2“Judah mourns And 2her gates languish; They sit on the ground 3in mourning, And the 4cry of Jerusalem has ascended.3Their nobles have 5sent their 6servants for water; They have come to the 7cisterns and found no water. They have returned with their vessels empty; They have been 8put to shame and humiliated, And they 9cover their heads.4Because the 10ground is 11cracked, For there has been 12no rain on the land; The 13farmers have been put to shame, They have covered their heads.5For even the doe in the field has given birth only to abandon her young, Because there is 14no grass.6The 15wild donkeys stand on the bare heights; They pant for air like jackals, Their eyes fail For there is 16no vegetation.7Although our 17iniquities testify against us, O Lord, act 18for Your name’s sake! Truly our 19apostasies have been many, We have 20sinned against You.8O 21Hope of Israel, Its 22Savior in 23time of distress, Why are You like a stranger in the land Or like a traveler who has pitched his tent for the night?9Why are You like a man dismayed, Like a mighty man who 24cannot save? Yet 25You are in our midst, O Lord, And we are 26called by Your name; Do not forsake us!”

10Thus says the Lord to this people, “Even so they have 27loved to wander; they have not 28kept their feet in check. Therefore the Lord does 29not accept them; now He will 30remember their iniquity and call their sins to account.”