unfoldingWord_en_tn/jer/14/05.md

the doe leaves her young in the fields and abandons them

These two phrase have the same meaning and emphasize that the doe leaves her young deer because she cannot provide for them. A doe is a female deer. Alternate translation: "the deer leaves her young in the field" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism)

for there is no grass

This means that there is no grass for the deer to eat. Alternate translation: "for there is no grass for them to eat" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)