3 Their nobles have sent their lads for water;
They went to the cisterns and found no water.
They returned with their vessels empty;
They were ^aashamed and confounded
^bAnd covered their heads. ‡

4 Because the ground is parched,
For there was ^ano rain in the land,
The plowmen were ashamed;
They covered their heads. ‡

6 And ^athe wild donkeys stood in the desolate heights;
They sniffed at the wind like jackals;
Their eyes failed because there was no grass.” ‡

7 O Lord, though our iniquities testify against us,
Do it ^afor Your name’s sake;
For our backslidings are many,
We have sinned against You. ‡