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14 This is Yahweh’s word that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought.

“Judah mourns,
    and its gates languish.
They sit in black on the ground.
    The cry of Jerusalem goes up.
Their nobles send their little ones to the waters.
    They come to the cisterns,
    and find no water.
They return with their vessels empty.
    They are disappointed and confounded,
    and cover their heads.
Because of the ground which is cracked,
    because no rain has been in the land,
the plowmen are disappointed.
    They cover their heads.
Yes, the doe in the field also calves and forsakes her young,
    because there is no grass.
The wild donkeys stand on the bare heights.
    They pant for air like jackals.
Their eyes fail,
    because there is no vegetation.

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Famine, Sword, and Pestilence

14 The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah concerning (A)the drought:

(B)“Judah mourns,
    and (C)her gates languish;
her people lament on the ground,
    and (D)the cry of Jerusalem goes up.
Her nobles send their servants for water;
    they come to the cisterns;
they find no water;
    they return with their vessels empty;
they are (E)ashamed and confounded
    and (F)cover their heads.
Because of the ground that is dismayed,
    since there is (G)no rain on the land,
the farmers are ashamed;
    they cover their heads.
Even (H)the doe in the field forsakes her newborn fawn
    because there is no grass.
(I)The wild donkeys stand on the bare heights;
    they pant for air like jackals;
their eyes fail
    because there is no vegetation.

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