Jeremiah 14:5-7

New Catholic Bible

⁵ Even the doe in the open country
    abandons her newborn fawn
    because there is no grass.
⁶ Wild donkeys stand on the bare heights
    and pant for air like jackals,
while their eyes grow dim
    because of a lack of pasture.
⁷ Even though our sins bear witness against us,
    take action, O Lord, for your name’s sake;
forgive us for our many acts of infidelity,
    our countless sins against you.