Jeremiah 14:6

14:6 Wild donkeys stand on the hilltops

and pant for breath like jackals.

Their eyes are strained looking for food,

because there is none to be found.” ¹ 

Jeremiah 2:24

2:24 You are like a wild female donkey brought up in the wilderness.

In her lust she sniffs the wind to get the scent of a male. ² 

No one can hold her back when she is in heat.

None of the males need wear themselves out chasing after her.

At mating time she is easy to find. ³ 

[14:6]  ¹ tn Heb “their eyes are strained because there is no verdure.”

[2:24]  ² tn The words “to get the scent of a male” are implicit and are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[2:24]  ³ sn The metaphor is intended to depict Israel’s irrepressible desire to worship other gods.