Jeremiah 14:1–6

• A 2 "Judah mourns and her gates languish. Her people wail for the land, and a cry goes up from Jerusalem.
  • B 3 The nobles send their servants for water; they go to the cisterns, but find no water;
  • B' their jars return empty. They are ashamed and humiliated; they cover their heads.
• A' 4 The ground is cracked because no rain has fallen on the land. The farmers are ashamed; they cover their heads.

Chiasm 2 — Countryside (vv. 3–6)

• A 3 They are ashamed and humiliated; they cover their heads.
  • B 4 The ground is cracked because no rain has fallen on the land.
  • B' 5 Even the doe in the field deserts her newborn fawn because there is no grass.
• A' 6 Wild donkeys stand on barren heights; they pant for air like jackals; their eyes fail for lack of pasture."