Verse 11

Be ashamed, you farmers; wail, you vinekeepers, for the wheat and the barley, because the harvest of the field has perished.

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  • Jer 14:3-4 : 3 The nobles sent their servants for water; they went to the cisterns but found no water. They returned with their vessels empty; they were ashamed and humiliated, covering their heads. 4 Because the ground is cracked due to the lack of rain in the land, the farmers are ashamed; they cover their heads.
  • Isa 17:11 : 11 Though on the day you plant them you make them grow, and in the morning you make your seed blossom, yet the harvest will be a heap on the day of grief and incurable pain.
  • Jer 9:12 : 12 And the Lord said, 'It is because they have forsaken my law that I set before them; they have not obeyed My voice or walked according to it.'
  • Amos 5:16 : 16 Therefore, this is what the Lord, the God of Hosts, the Lord says: There will be wailing in all the open squares, and in all the streets they will say, 'Woe, woe!' They will summon the farmer to mourning and professional mourners to lamentation.
  • Rom 5:5 : 5 And hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.