¹⁷ ·Though we planted fig seeds,
    they lie dry and dead in the dirt [^LThe seed shrivels under the clods/or shovels].
The ·barns [storehouses] are ·empty and falling down [desolate].
    The ·storerooms for grain [granaries] have been broken down,
    because the grain has dried up.
¹⁸ The animals are groaning!
    The herds of cattle ·wander around confused [mill about; are restless/distraught],
because they have no ·grass to eat [pasture];
    even the flocks of sheep suffer.
¹⁹ Lord, I am calling to you for help,
    because fire has ·burned up [devoured] the ·open [or wilderness] pastures,
    and flames have burned all the trees in the field.