Jeremiah 14:18-20

Contemporary English Version

¹⁸ In the fields I see the bodies
    of those killed in battle.
And in the towns I see crowds
    dying of hunger.
But the prophets and priests
    go about their business,
without understanding
    what has happened.”^[a]

¹⁹ Have you rejected Judah, Lord?
    Do you hate Jerusalem?
Why did you strike down Judah
    with a fatal wound?
We had hoped for peace
and a time of healing,
    but all we got was terror.
²⁰ We and our ancestors are guilty
    of rebelling against you.