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Jeremiah 14:6-8
Contemporary English Version
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.
The Lord's People Pray
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.
Footnotes
- 14.6 sniff the air: The Hebrew text has “sniff the air, like jackals” (see the note at 9.11).
Jeremiah 14:6-8
New International Version
Jeremiah 14:6-8
New International Version
6 Wild donkeys stand on the barren heights(A)
and pant like jackals;
their eyes fail
for lack of food.”(B)
7 Although our sins testify(C) against us,
do something, Lord, for the sake of your name.(D)
For we have often rebelled;(E)
we have sinned(F) against you.
8 You who are the hope(G) of Israel,
its Savior(H) in times of distress,(I)
why are you like a stranger in the land,
like a traveler who stays only a night?
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