Because the (A)ground is [a]cracked,
For there has been (B)no rain on the land.
The (C)farmers have been put to shame,
They have covered their heads.
For even the doe in the field has given birth only to abandon her young,
Because there is (D)no grass.
The (E)wild donkeys stand on the bare heights;
They pant for air like jackals,
Their eyes fail
Because there is (F)no vegetation.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 14:4 Lit shattered

The ground is cracked
    because there is no rain in the land;(A)
the farmers are dismayed
    and cover their heads.
Even the doe in the field
    deserts her newborn fawn
    because there is no grass.(B)
Wild donkeys stand on the barren heights(C)
    and pant like jackals;
their eyes fail
    for lack of food.”(D)

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