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Jeremiah 14
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A Terrible Drought in the Land

14This is the word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought:H1697H3068H3414H1697H1226
2"Judah mourns, and her gates languish. The people mourn for the land, and the cry of Jerusalem goes up.H3063H56H8179H535H6937H776H6682H3389H5927
3Their nobles send their young people for water. They go to the cisterns, but they find no water. They return with their vessels empty. They're disappointed and dismayed, and they cover their heads in shame.H117H7971H6810H4325H935H1356H1360H4672H4325H7725H3627H7387H954H3637H2645H7218
4The ground is cracked, because there has been no rain in the land. The farmers are disappointed, and they cover their heads in shame.H127H2865H1653H776H406H954H2645H7218
5Even the doe in the field gives birth and then abandons her young because there is no grass.H365H3205H7704H5800H1877
6Wild donkeys stand on the barren hills. They pant for air like jackals. Their eyesight fails because there is no vegetation."H6501H5975H8205H7602H7307H8577H5869H3615H6212

The People Cry for Help

7Lord, eventhoughouriniquitiestestifyagainstus, do something for the sake of your name. Indeed, our apostasies are many, and we have sinned against you.H3068H5771H6030H6213H8034H4878H7231H2398
8Hope of Israel, its deliverer in time of trouble, why are you like a stranger in the land, like a traveler who sets up his tent for a night -H4723H3478H3467H6256H6869H1616H776H732H5186H3885
9Why are you like a man taken by surprise, like a strong man who can't deliver?You are among us, Lord, and your name is the one by which we're called. Don't abandon us!H376H1724H1368H3201H3467H3068H7130H7121H8034H3240

God Responds to the Prophet

10This is what the Lord says to these people: "Yes, they do love to wander, and they haven't restrained their feet. So the Lord won't accept them now. He will remember their iniquity and punish their sin."H559H3068H5971H157H5128H2820H7272H3068H7521H2142H5771H6485H2403
11Then the Lord said to me, "Don't pray for the welfare of these people.H559H3068H6419H5971H2896
12Although they fast, I won't listen to their cry, and although they offer burnt offerings and grain offerings, I won't accept them. Instead, I'll put an end to them with the sword, with famine, and with a plague."H6684H8085H7440H5927H5930H4503H7521H3615H2719H7458H1698
13Then I said, "Ah, Lord GOD, look! The prophets are saying to them, 'You won't see the sword and you won't experience famine. Rather, I'll give you lasting peace in this place.'"H559H162H136H3069H5030H559H7200H2719H7458H5414H571H7965H4725
14Then the Lord told me, "The prophets are prophesying lies in my name. I didn't send them, I didn't command them, and I didn't speak to them. They're proclaiming to you false visions, worthless predictions, and the delusions of their own minds.H3068H559H5030H5012H8267H8034H7971H6680H1696H5012H8267H2377H7081H457H434H8649H3820
15Therefore, this is what the Lord says about the false prophets who prophesy in my name, 'There will be no sword and famine in this land' (though I haven't sent them): 'By the sword and by famine these prophets will be finished off!H559H3068H5030H5012H8034H7971H559H2719H7458H776H2719H7458H5030H8552
16The people to whom they have prophesied will be thrown out into the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and the sword. There will be no one to bury them, their wives, their sons, or their daughters. I'll pour out on them the judgment they deserve.'"H5971H5012H7993H2351H3389H6440H7458H2719H6912H1992H802H1121H1323H8210H7451
17"And deliver this message to them: 'Let tears run down my face, night and day, and don't let them stop, because my virgin daughter - my people?will be broken with a powerful blow, with a severe wound.H559H1697H5869H3381H1832H3915H3119H1820H1330H1323H5971H7665H1419H7667H3966H2470H4347
18If I go out into the field, I see those slain by the sword! If I go into the city, I see the ravages of the famine! Indeed, both prophet and priest ply their trade in the land, but they don't know anything.'"H3318H7704H2491H2719H935H5892H8463H7458H5030H3548H5503H776H3045

The People Plead to the Lord

19Have you completely rejected Judah?Do you despise Zion?Why have you struck us, so that there is no healing for us?We hoped for peace, but no good came, for a time of healing, but there was only terror.H3988H3988H3063H5315H1602H6726H5221H4832H6960H7965H2896H6256H4832H1205
20We acknowledge, Lord, our wickedness, the guilt of our ancestors. Indeed, we have sinned against you.H3045H3068H7562H5771H1H2398
21For the sake of your name don't despise us. Don't dishonor your glorious throne. Remember, don't break your covenant with us!H5006H8034H5034H3678H3519H2142H6565H1285
22Can any of the worthless gods of the nations make it rain?Can the heavens themselves bring forth showers?Aren't you the one who does this, Lord our God?So we hope in you, for you are the one who does all these things.H3426H1892H1471H1652H8064H5414H7241H3068H430H6960H6213


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