Jeremiah 14:17-19

New Catholic Bible

¹⁷ This is the message you are to deliver to them:
    Let my eyes stream with tears
    day and night without ceasing,
for my virgin daughter—my people—
    has suffered a crushing blow
    and is grievously injured.
¹⁸ If I go out into the open fields,
    I see those slain by the sword.
If I go into the city,
    I behold those who have perished through famine.
Even prophets and priests roam in confusion
    in a land they do not know.
¹⁹ Have you rejected Judah completely?
    Has Zion become loathsome to you?
Why have you afflicted us
    to a point where we cannot be healed?
We hope for peace, but to no avail,
    for a time of healing, only to encounter terror.