Drought and a Prayer for Mercy

14 That which came as the word of the Lord to Jeremiah in regard to the (A)drought:

“Judah mourns
And (B)her gates languish;
They sit on the ground (C)in mourning,
And the (D)cry of Jerusalem has ascended.
“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 vessels empty;
They have been (G)put to shame and humiliated,
And they (H)cover their heads.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 14:3 Lit little ones