Jeremiah 14:1-6

New Century Version

² “The nation of Judah cries as if someone has died,
    and her cities are very sad.
They are distressed over the land.
    A cry goes up to God from Jerusalem.
³ The important men send their servants to get water.
    They go to the wells,
    but they find no water.
So they return with empty jars.
    They are ashamed and embarrassed
    and cover their heads in shame.
⁴ The ground is dry and cracked open,
    because no rain falls on the land.
The farmers are upset and sad,
    so they cover their heads in shame.
⁵ Even the mother deer in the field
    leaves her newborn fawn to die,
    because there is no grass.
⁶ Wild donkeys stand on the bare hills
    and sniff the wind like wild dogs.
But their eyes go blind,
    because there is no food.”