² “Judah mourns
And ^(B)her gates languish;
Her people sit on the ground ^(C)in mourning garments,
And the ^(D)cry of Jerusalem has ascended.
³ Their nobles have ^(E)sent their ^[a]servants for water;
They have come to the ^(F)cisterns and found no water.
They have returned with their containers empty;
They have been ^(G)put to shame and humiliated,
And they ^(H)cover their heads,
⁴ Because the ^(I)ground is ^[b]cracked,
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 abandon 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
Because there is ^(N)no vegetation.