NET Bible
"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."
— Jeremiah 14:4, NET Bible
“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.”
“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.”
A Lament over the Ravages of Drought This was the LORD’s message to Jeremiah about the drought.
“The people of Judah are in mourning. The people in her cities are pining away. They lie on the ground expressing their sorrow. Cries of distress come up to me from Jerusalem.
The leading men of the cities send their servants for water. They go to the cisterns, but they do not find any water there. They return with their containers empty. Disappointed and dismayed, they bury their faces in their hands.
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.
Even the doe abandons her newborn fawn in the field because there is no grass.
Wild donkeys stand on the hilltops and pant for breath like jackals. Their eyes are strained looking for food, because there is none to be found.”
Then I said,“O LORD, intervene for the honor of your name even though our sins speak out against us. Indeed, we have turned away from you many times. We have sinned against you.