Jeremiah 14:6-8

Lexham English Bible

⁶ And wild asses stand on the barren heights,
    they gasp for breath like the jackals.
Their eyes fail
    because there is no vegetation.”
⁷ Although our iniquities testify against us, O Yahweh,
    act for the sake of your name.
Yes, our apostasies are many;
    we have sinned against you.
⁸ You are the hope of Israel,
    its savior in time of distress.
Why should you be like an alien in the land,
    or like a traveler who spreads out his tent ^[a] to spend the night?