^{2 Ref} Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish, they sit in black upon the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up.

^{3 Ref} 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.

^{4 Ref} 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.

^{5 Ref} Yea, the hind also in the field calveth, and forsaketh `her young', because there is no grass.