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Even the doe in the field gives birth
and then abandons the fawn,
because there is no grass.
Wild donkeys stand on the barren heights.
They pant for air like jackals.
Their eyes grow dim,
because there are no plants to eat.

Jeremiah’s Prayers and the Lord’s Answers

    Do something, Lord, for the sake of your name,
    even though our guilt testifies against us.
    We have rebelled many times,
    and we have sinned against you.

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