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A Terrible Drought in the Land

14 This is[a] this message from the Lord that came[b] to Jeremiah concerning the drought:

“Judah mourns, and her gates languish.
    The people[c] mourn for the land,
    and the cry of Jerusalem goes up.
Their nobles send their young people for water.
    They go to the cisterns, but they find no water.
They return with their vessels empty.
    They’re disappointed[d] and dismayed,
        and they cover their heads in shame.[e]

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 14:1 The Heb. lacks This is
  2. Jeremiah 14:1 The Heb. lacks that came
  3. Jeremiah 14:2 Lit. They
  4. Jeremiah 14:3 Or ashamed
  5. Jeremiah 14:3 The Heb. lacks in shame