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.