CLV(i)
1 That which has been the word of Yahweh unto Jeremiah concerning the matters of the dearths:
2 Mourned has Judah, and her gates have languished, They have mourned to the earth, And the cry of Jerusalem has gone up."
3 And their honorable ones have sent their little ones to the water, They have come unto ditches, They have not found water, They have turned back--their vessels empty! They have been ashamed, And have blushed and covered their head."
4 Because the ground has been broken, For there has been no rain in the land, Ashamed have been husbandmen, They have covered their head."
5 For even the hind in the field has brought forth--to forsake [it!] For there has been no grass.
6 And wild asses have stood on high places, They have swallowed up wind like dragons, Consumed have been their eyes, for there is no herb."
7 Surely our iniquities have testified against us, O Yahweh, work for Your name's sake, For many have been our backslidings, Against You we have sinned."