1This is the word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought:
2“Judah mourns
and her gates languish.
Her people wail for the land,
and a cry goes up from Jerusalem.
3The nobles send their servants for water;
they go to the cisterns, but find no water;
their jars return empty.
They are ashamed and humiliated;
they cover their heads.
4The ground is cracked
because no rain has fallen on the land.
The farmers are ashamed;
they cover their heads.
5Even the doe in the field deserts her newborn fawn
because there is no grass.
6Wild donkeys stand on barren heights;
they pant for air like jackals;
their eyes fail for lack of pasture.”
7Although our iniquities testify against us, O LORD,
act for the sake of Your name.
Indeed, our rebellions are many;
we have sinned against You.
— Jeremiah 14:1-7