Jeremiah 14:18-20

GOD’S WORD Translation

¹⁸ If I go to the field, I see those killed because of war.
If I go to the city, I see those sick because of famine.
Prophets and priests wander through a land they haven’t heard of.
¹⁹ Have you completely rejected Judah?
Do you despise Zion?
Why have you struck us so hard that we cannot heal?
We hope for peace, but no good comes from it.
We hope for a time of healing, but there’s only terror.
²⁰ O Lord, we realize our wickedness
and the wrongs done by our ancestors.
We have sinned against you.