4 Because of the ground that is dismayed,since there is no rain on the land,the farmers are ashamed;they cover their heads.
5 Even the doe in the field forsakes her newborn fawnbecause there is no grass.
6 The wild donkeys stand on the bare heights;they pant for air like jackals;their eyes failbecause there is no vegetation.
7 “Though our iniquities testify against us,act, O Lord, for your name’s sake; for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against you.
8 O you hope of Israel,its savior in time of trouble,why should you be like a stranger in the land,like a traveler who turns aside to tarry for a night?
9 Why should you be like a man confused, like a mighty warrior who cannot save?Yet you, O Lord, are in the midst of us,and we are called by your name; do not leave us.”
10 Thus says the Lord concerning this people:“They have loved to wander thus;they have not restrained their feet; therefore the Lord does not accept them; now he will remember their iniquityand punish their sins.”