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Because the (A)ground is [a]dismayed,
For there has been (B)no rain on the land,
The (C)farmers have been put to shame;
They have covered their heads.

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  1. Jeremiah 14:4 Cracked

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

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16 Therefore thus says Yahweh God of hosts, the Lord,

“There is (A)wailing in all the plazas,
And in all the streets they say, ‘Alas! Alas!’
They also call the (B)farmer to mourning
And [a](C)professional weepers to wailing.

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  1. Amos 5:16 Lit those who know lamentation

16 Therefore this is what the Lord, the Lord God Almighty, says:

“There will be wailing(A) in all the streets(B)
    and cries of anguish in every public square.
The farmers(C) will be summoned to weep
    and the mourners to wail.

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