VIN(i)
1 This is the word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought:
2 "Judah mourns, and her gates languish. The people mourn for the land, and the cry of Jerusalem goes up.
3 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 and dismayed, and they cover their heads in shame.
4 The ground is cracked, because there has been no rain in the land. The farmers are disappointed, and they cover their heads in shame.
5 Even the doe in the field gives birth and then abandons her young because there is no grass.
6 Wild donkeys stand on the barren hills. They pant for air like jackals. Their eyesight fails because there is no vegetation."
7 Although our iniquities testify against us, O LORD, act for the sake of your name. Yes, our apostasies are many; we have sinned against you.
8 You are Israel's hope, its savior in times of trouble. Why are you like a stranger in the land, like a traveler who stays only one night?
9 Why are you like someone taken by surprise, like a mighty man who cannot help? You, O LORD, are among us. We are called by your name. Do not leave us!