⁷     also the plants^(A) along the Nile,
    at the mouth of the river.
Every sown field^(B) along the Nile
    will become parched, will blow away and be no more.^(C)

¹⁷ The seeds are shriveled
    beneath the clods.^[a](A)
The storehouses are in ruins,
    the granaries have been broken down,
    for the grain has dried up.
¹⁸ How the cattle moan!
    The herds mill about
because they have no pasture;^(B)
    even the flocks of sheep are suffering.^(C)

¹³ Now it is planted in the desert,^(A)
    in a dry and thirsty land.^(B)

⁴ The ground is cracked
    because there is no rain in the land;^(A)
the farmers are dismayed
    and cover their heads.