Jeremiah 9:1-2

International Children’s Bible

9 I wish my head were like a spring of water.
    And I wish my eyes were a fountain of tears!
Then I could cry day and night
    for my people who have been killed.
² I wish I had a place in the desert—
    a house where travelers spend the night.
Then I could leave my people.
    I could go away from them.
This is because they are all unfaithful to God.
    They are all turning against him.