Jeremiah 14:5

Contemporary English Version 1995

A deer gives birth in a field, then abandons her newborn fawn and leaves in search of grass.

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The voice of the Lord makes deer give birth before their time. Forests are stripped of leaves, and the temple is filled with shouts of praise.

The streams of Nimrim and the grasslands have dried up. Every plant is parched.

Naphtali, you are a wild deer with lovely fawns.

Our cattle wander aimlessly, moaning for lack of pasture, and sheep are suffering.