And the wild asses did stand in the high places, and drew in their wind like [a]dragons: their eyes did fail, because there was no grass.

[b]O Lord, though our iniquities testify against us, deal with us according to thy Name: for our rebellions are many, we sinned against thee.

O thou hope of Israel, the savior thereof in the time of trouble, why art thou as a [c]stranger in the land, as one that passeth by, to tarry for a night?

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 14:6 Which are so hot of nature, that they cannot be cooled with drinking of water, but still gape for the air to resisteth them.
  2. Jeremiah 14:7 He showeth the only way to remedy to God’s plagues, which is by unfeigned confession of our sins, and returning to him by repentance.
  3. Jeremiah 14:8 That taketh no care for us.

Wild donkeys stand on the barren heights(A)
    and pant like jackals;
their eyes fail
    for lack of food.”(B)

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.
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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