Catholic Public Domain Version
"Because of the devastation of the earth, because rain did not fall upon the earth, the farmers were confounded; they covered their heads. "
— Jeremiah 14:4, Catholic Public Domain Version
“Because the ground is chapt, for there was no rain in the earth, the plowmen were ashamed, they covered their heads.”
“Because of the ground which is cracked, for that no rain hath been in the land, the plowmen are put to shame, they cover their heads. ”
“Because of the ground which is cracked, because no rain has been in the land, the plowmen are disappointed, they cover their heads.”
“They are dismayed because the ground is cracked because there has been no rain in the land. The farmers, too, are dismayed and bury their faces in their hands.”
“For the destruction of the land, because there came no rain upon the earth, the husbandman were confounded, they covered their heads.”
“Those who do work on the land are in fear, for there has been no rain on the land, and the farmers are shamed, covering their heads.”
“Because the ground is chapt, for there was no rain in the earth, the plowmen were ashamed, they covered their heads.”
The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah concerning the words of the drought.
“Judea has mourned. And its gates have fallen and become hard to discern on the ground. And the outcry of Jerusalem has ascended.
The greater ones have sent their lesser ones to the water. They went to draw water; they did not find water; they carried their vessels back empty. They were confounded and afflicted, and so they covered their heads.
Because of the devastation of the earth, because rain did not fall upon the earth, the farmers were confounded; they covered their heads.
For even the doe has given birth in the field, and then left it behind. For there was no grass.
And the wild donkeys stood upon the rocks; like dragons, they drew in the wind, but their eyes failed. For there was no grass.”
“O Lord, if our iniquities have responded against us, let it be for the sake of your name. For our rebellions are many; we have sinned against you.