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Jeremiah 14:5

3 The nobles send their servants for water; they go to the cisterns, but find no water; their jars return empty. They are ashamed and humiliated; they cover their heads.

4 The ground is cracked because no rain has fallen on the land. The farmers are ashamed; they cover their heads.

Even the doe in the field deserts her newborn fawn because there is no grass.

6 Wild donkeys stand on barren heights; they pant for air like jackals; their eyes fail for lack of pasture.”

7 Although our iniquities testify against us, O LORD, act for the sake of Your name. Indeed, our rebellions are many; we have sinned against You.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Even the doe in the field deserts her newborn fawn because there is no grass.
KJV
Yea, the hind also calved in the field, and forsook it, because there was no grass.
WEB
Yes, the doe in the field also calves and forsakes her young, because there is no grass.
ASV
Yea, the hind also in the field calveth, and forsaketh [her young], because there is no grass.
DARBY
For the hind also calveth in the field, and forsaketh [its young], because there is no grass.
BLB
Indeed, even the doe in the field has brought forth—to forsake [it] because there is no grass.
ÅB
For endog hinden på marken forlater sine nyfødte unger fordi det ikke er gress,
OTB
Selv dådyret på marken forlater sin nyfødte kalv fordi det ikke er gress.
B1930
For endog hinden på marken forlater sine nyfødte unger fordi det ikke er gress,

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