1 This is the word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought:

2 “Judah mourns,

her cities languish;

they wail for the land,

and a cry goes up from Jerusalem.

3 The nobles send their servants for water;

they go to the cisterns

but find no water.

They return with their jars unfilled;

dismayed and despairing,

they cover their heads.

1 The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah concerning the dearth.

2 Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish;

They are black unto the ground;

And the cry of Jerusalem is gone up.

3 And their nobles have sent their little ones to the waters:

They came to the pits, and found no water;

They returned with their vessels empty;

They were ashamed and confounded, and covered their heads.

1 This message came to Jeremiah from the Lord, explaining why he was holding back the rain:

2 “Judah wilts;

commerce at the city gates grinds to a halt.

All the people sit on the ground in mourning,

and a great cry rises from Jerusalem.

3 The nobles send servants to get water,

but all the wells are dry.

The servants return with empty pitchers,

confused and desperate,

covering their heads in grief.

1 The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah concerning the droughts.

2 “Judah mourns,

And her gates languish;

They mourn for the land,

And the cry of Jerusalem has gone up.

3 Their nobles have sent their lads for water;

They went to the cisterns and found no water.

They returned with their vessels empty;

They were ashamed and confounded

And covered their heads.

1 These are the words that the Lord spoke to Jeremiah about the time when there was no rain:

2 “The nation of Judah cries as if someone has died,

and her cities are very sad.

They are distressed over the land.

A cry goes up to God from Jerusalem.

3 The important men send their servants to get water.

They go to the wells,

but they find no water.

So they return with empty jars.

They are ashamed and embarrassed

and cover their heads in shame.

1 The word of Jehovah that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought.

2 Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish, they sit in black upon the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up. 3 And their nobles send their little ones to the waters: they come to the cisterns, and find no water; they return with their vessels empty; they are put to shame and confounded, and cover their heads.

1 The word of Jehovah that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought. 2 Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish, they are black unto the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem goeth up. 3 And their nobles send their little ones for water: they come to the pits, they find no water; they return with their vessels empty; they are ashamed, they are confounded, and have covered their heads.

1 The Lord spoke his word to Jeremiah about the drought. 

2 Judah mourns; its gates fall apart. 

The people of Judah sit in mourning on the ground. 

Their cry goes up from Jerusalem. 

3 Important people send their assistants out for water. 

They go to the cisterns, but they don’t find any water. 

They come back with their containers empty. 

They cover their heads, because they are ashamed and disgraced. 

1 The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought:

2 Judah mourns;

her gates languish.

Her people are on the ground in mourning;

Jerusalem’s cry rises up.

3 Their nobles send their servants for water.

They go to the cisterns;

they find no water;

their containers return empty.

They are ashamed and humiliated;

they cover their heads.

1 The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought:

2 Judah mourns

and her gates languish;

they lie in gloom on the ground,

and the cry of Jerusalem goes up.

3 Her nobles send their servants for water;

they come to the cisterns,

they find no water,

they return with their vessels empty.

They are ashamed and dismayed

and cover their heads,

1 That which came as the word of Yahweh to Jeremiah concerning the matter of the severe drought.

2 “Judah mourns, and her gates languish,

they are in mourning on the ground,

and the cry of lament of Jerusalem goes up.

3 And their nobles send their servants for water.

They come to the pits, they find no water.

They return with their vessels empty.

They are ashamed, and they are confounded,

and they cover their heads.

1 A message came to me from the Lord. He told me there wouldn’t be any rain in the land. He said,

2 “Judah is filled with sadness.

Its cities are wasting away.

The people sob over the land.

Crying is heard in Jerusalem.

3 The nobles send their servants to get water.

They go to the wells.

But they do not find any water.

They return with empty jars.

They are terrified. They do not have any hope.

They cover their heads.

1 That which came as the word of the Lord to Jeremiah in regard to the drought:

2 “Judah mourns

And her gates languish;

They sit on the ground in mourning,

And the cry of Jerusalem has ascended.

3 “Their nobles have sent their servants for water;

They have come to the cisterns and found no water.

They have returned with their vessels empty;

They have been put to shame and humiliated,

And they cover their heads.