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Jeremiah 14:5-7
Contemporary English Version
Jeremiah 14:5-7
Contemporary English Version
5 A deer gives birth in a field,
then abandons her newborn fawn
and leaves in search of grass.
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.
Footnotes
- 14.6 sniff the air: The Hebrew text has “sniff the air, like jackals” (see the note at 9.11).
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