Howthe beastsgroan!The herdsof cattlewanderaimlesslyBecausethereis nopasturefor them; Eventhe flocksof sheepsuffer.
Then Ahabsaidto Obadiah,"Gothrough the landto allthe springsof waterand to allthe valleys;perhapswe will findgrassand keepthe horsesand mulesalive,and not have to killsomeof the cattle."
And KingSolomonand allthe congregationof Israel,who were assembledto him, were with him beforethe ark,sacrificingsomanysheepand oxenthey could not be countedor numbered.
Howlongis the landto mournAnd the vegetationof the countrysideto wither?For the wickednessof those who dwellin it, Animalsand birdshave been snatchedaway,Because[men] have said,"He will not seeour latterending."
Thereforethe landmourns,And everyonewho livesin it languishesAlong with the beastsof the fieldand the birdsof the sky,And alsothe fishof the seadisappear.
Eventhe beastsof the fieldpantfor You; For the waterbrooksare driedup And firehas devouredthe pasturesof the wilderness.
He said,"The LORDroarsfrom ZionAnd from JerusalemHe uttersHis voice;And the shepherds'pasturegroundsmourn,And the summitof Carmeldriesup."
Thoughthe figtreeshould not blossomAnd therebe nofruiton the vines,[Though] the yieldof the oliveshould failAnd the fieldsproducenofood,Though the flockshould be cutofffrom the foldAnd therebe nocattlein the stalls,
"Therefore,becauseof you the skyhas withheldits dewand the earthhas withheldits produce.
For we knowthat the wholecreationgroansand suffers the pains of childbirthtogetheruntilnow.
