The bulrushes by the Nile, by the mouth of the river, and all the fields sown along the Nile, will wither, blow away, and be no more.
Blessed are those who sow beside abundant waters, who let the ox and donkey range freely.
The ground is cracked because no rain has fallen on the land. The farmers are ashamed; they cover their heads.
On the great waters came the grain of Shihor; the harvest of the Nile was the revenue of Tyre; she was the merchant of t
Now it is planted in the wilderness, in a dry and thirsty land.
The seeds lie shriveled beneath the clods; the storehouses are in ruins; the granaries are broken down, for the grain ha