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1 This is the word of the LORD to Jeremiah concerning the drought:
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1 This is the word of the LORD to Jeremiah concerning the drought:
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2 "Judah mourns, her cities languish; they wail for the land, and a cry goes up from Jerusalem.
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2 "Judah mourns, her cities languish; they wail for the land, and a cry goes up from Jerusalem.
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3 The nobles send their servants for water; they go to the cisterns but find no water. They return with their jars unfilled; dismayed and despairing, they cover their heads.
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3 The nobles send their servants for water; they go to the cisterns but find no water. They return with their jars unfilled; dismayed and despairing, they cover their heads.
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4 The ground is cracked because there is no rain in the land; the farmers are dismayed and cover their heads.
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4 The ground is cracked because there is no rain in the land; the farmers are dismayed and cover their heads.
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5 Even the doe in the field deserts her newborn fawn because there is no grass.
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5 Even the doe in the field deserts her newborn fawn because there is no grass.
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6 Wild donkeys stand on the barren heights and pant like jackals; their eyesight fails for lack of pasture."
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6 Wild donkeys stand on the barren heights and pant like jackals; their eyesight fails for lack of pasture."
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7 Although our sins testify against us, O LORD, do something for the sake of your name. For our backsliding is great; we have sinned against you.
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7 Although our sins testify against us, O LORD, do something for the sake of your name. For our backsliding is great; we have sinned against you.
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8 O Hope of Israel, its Savior in times of distress, why are you like a stranger in the land, like a traveler who stays only a night?
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8 O Hope of Israel, its Savior in times of distress, why are you like a stranger in the land, like a traveler who stays only a night?
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Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |
