19 Have You completely (A)rejected Judah?
Or have [a]You loathed Zion?
Why have You stricken us so that we (B)are beyond healing?
We (C)waited for peace, but nothing good came;
And for a time of healing, but behold, terror!
20 We (D)know our wickedness, Lord,
The wrongdoing of our fathers, for (E)we have sinned against You.
21 Do not despise us, (F)for the sake of Your own name;
Do not disgrace the (G)throne of Your glory.
Remember and do not annul Your covenant with us.
22 Are there any among the [b](H)idols of the nations who (I)give rain?
Or can the heavens grant showers?
Is it not You, Lord our God?
Therefore we (J)wait for You,
For You are the one who has done all these things.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 14:19 Lit Your soul
  2. Jeremiah 14:22 Lit futilities

19 Have you completely rejected Judah?
    Or has your soul[a] loathed Zion?
Why have you struck us
    so that there is no healing for us?
We hope for peace, but there is no good,
    and for a time of healing, but look, there is terror.
20 We know, O Yahweh, our wickedness,
    the iniquity of our ancestors,[b]
    for we have sinned against you.
21 You must not spurn us[c] for the sake of your name,
    you must not dishonor your glorious throne.[d]
Remember us![e]
    You must not break your covenant with us.
22 Are there any among the idols of the nation who cause rain to pour?
    Or can the heavens give showers?
Is it not you, O Yahweh our God?
    Therefore, we hope in you, for you do all these things.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 14:19 Or “inner self”
  2. Jeremiah 14:20 Or “fathers”
  3. Jeremiah 14:21 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  4. Jeremiah 14:21 Literally “the throne of your glory”
  5. Jeremiah 14:21 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation