² “Judah mourns,
And ^(B)her gates languish;
They sit on the ground ^(C)in mourning,
And the ^(D)outcry of Jerusalem has gone up.
³ Their mighty ones have ^(E)sent their ^[a]underlings for water;
They have come to the ^(F)trenches and found no water.
They have returned with their vessels empty;
They have been ^(G)put to shame and dishonored,
And they ^(H)cover their heads.
⁴ Because the ^(I)ground is ^[b]dismayed,
For there has been ^(J)no rain on the land,
The ^(K)farmers have been put to shame;
They have covered their heads.
⁵ For even the doe in the field has given birth only to forsake her young
Because there is ^(L)no grass.
⁶ The ^(M)wild donkeys stand on the bare heights;
They pant for air like jackals;
Their eyes fail
For there is ^(N)no vegetation.