¹⁷ They will devour^(A) your harvests and food,
    devour^(B) your sons and daughters;
they will devour^(C) your flocks and herds,
    devour your vines and fig trees.^(D)
With the sword^(E) they will destroy
    the fortified cities^(F) in which you trust.^(G)

¹⁷ The seeds are shriveled
    beneath the clods.^[a](A)
The storehouses are in ruins,
    the granaries have been broken down,
    for the grain has dried up.