⁷ All the greenery along the riverbank
    and all the crops along the river
    will dry up and blow away.

¹⁷ The seeds die in the parched ground,
    and the grain crops fail.
The barns stand empty,
    and granaries are abandoned.
¹⁸ How the animals moan with hunger!
    The herds of cattle wander about confused,
because they have no pasture.
    The flocks of sheep and goats bleat in misery.

¹³ Now the vine is transplanted to the wilderness,
    where the ground is hard and dry.

⁴ The ground is parched
    and cracked for lack of rain.
The farmers are deeply troubled;
    they, too, cover their heads.

²⁰ the Lord will greatly bless his people.
    Wherever they plant seed, bountiful crops will spring up.
    Their cattle and donkeys will graze freely.

³     sailing over deep waters.
They brought you grain from Egypt^[a]
    and harvests from along the Nile.
You were the marketplace of the world.