TSK · Jeremiah 14:2

The people who did not die were struck with sores; the city’s cry for help went all the way up to heaven.

so that they caused the cry of the poor to come before him, so that he hears the cry of the needy.

Indeed Israel is the vineyard of the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the people of Judah are the cultivated place in which he took delight. He waited for justice, but look what he got– disobedience! He waited for fairness, but look what he got– cries for help!

The earth dries up and withers, the world shrivels up and withers; the prominent people of the earth fade away.

They howl in the streets because of what happened to the wine; all joy turns to sorrow; celebrations disappear from the earth.

Because of this the land will mourn and the sky above will grow black. For I have made my purpose known and I will not relent or turn back from carrying it out.”

So I, the LORD, say this:‘I will soon bring disaster on them which they will not be able to escape! When they cry out to me for help, I will not listen to them.

Let cries of terror be heard in their houses when you send bands of raiders unexpectedly to plunder them. For they have virtually dug a pit to capture me and have hidden traps for me to step into.

ח(Khet) Now their appearance is darker than soot; they are not recognized in the streets. Their skin has shriveled on their bones; it is dried up, like tree bark.

Therefore the land will mourn, and all its inhabitants will perish. The wild animals, the birds of the sky, and even the fish in the sea will perish.

Be distressed, farmers; wail, vinedressers, over the wheat and the barley. For the harvest of the field has perished.

People writhe in fear when they see them. All of their faces turn pale with fright.