³ Their mighty ones have ^(A)sent their ^[a]underlings for water;
They have come to the ^(B)trenches and found no water.
They have returned with their vessels empty;
They have been ^(C)put to shame and dishonored,
And they ^(D)cover their heads.
⁴ Because the ^(E)ground is ^[b]dismayed,
For there has been ^(F)no rain on the land,
The ^(G)farmers have been put to shame;
They have covered their heads.
⁵ For even the doe in the field has given birth only to forsake her young
Because there is ^(H)no grass.
⁶ The ^(I)wild donkeys stand on the bare heights;
They pant for air like jackals;
Their eyes fail
For there is ^(J)no vegetation.