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    the reeds beside the Nile;[a]
all that is sown by the Nile will dry up,
    be driven away, and be no more.

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  1. 19.7 Gk: Heb beside the Nile, beside the mouth of the Nile

17 The seed shrivels under the clods;[a]
    the storehouses are desolate;
the granaries are ruined
    because the grain has withered.
18 How the animals groan!
    The herds of cattle wander about
because there is no pasture for them;
    even the flocks of sheep are perishing.(A)

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  1. 1.17 Meaning of Heb uncertain

13 Now it is transplanted into the wilderness,
    into a dry and thirsty land.(A)

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because the ground is cracked.
    Because there has been no rain on the land,
the farmers are dismayed;
    they cover their heads.(A)

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20 Happy will you be who sow beside every stream,
    who let the ox and the donkey range freely.(A)

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    and were on the mighty waters;
your revenue[a] was the grain of Shihor,
    the harvest of the Nile;
    you were the merchant of the nations.(A)

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  1. 23.3 Heb its