Jeremiah 14:1-3

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The Drought

14 This is the word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought:^(A)

²Judah mourns;
her city gates languish.^(B)
Her people are on the ground in mourning;
Jerusalem’s cry rises up.^(C)
³Their nobles send their servants^[a] for water.
They go to the cisterns;
they find no water;
their containers return empty.
They are ashamed and humiliated;
they cover their heads.^(D)

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14:3 Lit little ones

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