⁷ The meadows by the Nile, by the brink of the Nile, and all the sown fields of the Nile, shall become dry, be driven away, and be no more.

³ And on great waters the seed of the Shihor, the harvest of the Nile, was her revenue; and she was the mart of nations.

²⁰ Blessed are yet that sow beside all waters, that send forth the feet of the ox and the ass.

⁴ Because of the ground which is cracked, for that no rain hath been in the land, the plowmen are put to shame, they cover their heads.

¹³ And now it is planted in the wilderness, in a dry and thirsty land.

¹⁷ The seeds rot under their clods; the garners are laid desolate, the barns are broken down; for the grain is withered.

¹⁸ How do the beasts groan! the herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture; yea, the flocks of sheep are made desolate.