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Jeremiah 13
²⁶ I myself will strip you and expose you to shame.
²⁷ I have seen your adultery and lust, and your disgusting idol worship out in the fields and on the hills. What sorrow awaits you, Jerusalem! How long before you are pure?”
Jeremiah 14
¹ This message came to Jeremiah from the LORD, explaining why he was holding back the rain:
² “Judah wilts; commerce at the city gates grinds to a halt. All the people sit on the ground in mourning, and a great cry rises from Jerusalem.
³ The nobles send servants to get water, but all the wells are dry. The servants return with empty pitchers, confused and desperate, covering their heads in grief.
⁴ The ground is parched and cracked for lack of rain. The farmers are deeply troubled; they, too, cover their heads.
⁵ Even the doe abandons her newborn fawn because there is no grass in the field.
⁶ The wild donkeys stand on the bare hills panting like thirsty jackals. They strain their eyes looking for grass, but there is none to be found.”
⁷ The people say, “Our wickedness has caught up with us, LORD, but help us for the sake of your own reputation. We have turned away from you and sinned against you again and again.
⁸ O Hope of Israel, our Savior in times of trouble, why are you like a stranger to us? Why are you like a traveler passing through the land, stopping only for the night?
⁹ Are you also confused? Is our champion helpless to save us? You are right here among us, LORD. We are known as your people. Please don’t abandon us now!”