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Wild donkeys stand on the empty hills.
    They breathe very fast, like thirsty jackals.
Their eyes hurt as they look for grass,
    but there is no food for them to eat.’

Lord, our many sins show that we are guilty.[a]
    But please help us, to show that you are our God.
We have turned away from you many times.
    We have done bad things against you.
You are the one that we Israelites hope to give us help.
    You are the one who saves us when we are in trouble.
But now you live among us like a foreigner.
    You are like a visitor who stays for only one night.

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Footnotes

  1. 14:7 This part tells us what the people are saying, or what Jeremiah is saying on their behalf.