Jeremiah 14:6-8

Contemporary English Version

⁶ Wild donkeys go blind
    from starvation.
So they stand on barren hilltops
and sniff the air,^[a]
    hoping to smell green grass.

⁷ We rejected you and did evil,
    so we deserve to be punished.
But if you rescue us, Lord,
everyone will see
    how great you are.
⁸ You're our only hope;
    you alone can save us now.
You help us one day,
    but you're gone the next.