2 “Judah mourns,and its gates languish.They sit in black on the ground.The cry of Jerusalem goes up.
3 Their nobles send their little ones to the waters.They come to the cisterns,and find no water.They return with their vessels empty.They are disappointed and confounded,and cover their heads.
4 Because of the ground which is cracked,because no rain has been in the land,the plowmen are disappointed.They cover their heads.
5 Yes, the doe in the field also calves and forsakes her young,because there is no grass.
6 The wild donkeys stand on the bare heights.They pant for air like jackals.Their eyes fail,because there is no vegetation.
7 Though our iniquities testify against us,work for your name’s sake, Lord;for our rebellions are many.We have sinned against you.
8 You hope of Israel,its Savior in the time of trouble,why should you be as a foreigner in the land,and as a wayfaring man who turns aside to stay for a night?