Jeremiah 14:1-10

1That which came as the word of the Lord to Jeremiah regarding the 1drought:2“Judah mourns And 2her gates languish; Her people sit on the ground 3in mourning garments, 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 containers 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 Because there is 16no vegetation.7Though our 17wrongdoings testify against us, Lord, act 18for the sake of Your name! Our 19apostasies have indeed been many, We have 20sinned against You.821Hope 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 confused person, Like a warrior who 24cannot save? Yet 25You are in our midst, Lord, And we are 26called by Your name; Do not leave us!”

10This is what the Lord says to this people: “So much they have 27loved to wander; they have not 28restrained their feet. Therefore the Lord does 29not accept them; now He will 30remember their wrongdoing and call their sins to account.”