¹⁷ The seeds lie shriveled in their casings.^[a](A)
The storehouses are in ruin,
and the granaries are broken down,
because the grain has withered away.
¹⁸ How the animals groan!^(B)
The herds of cattle wander in confusion
since they have no pasture.
Even the flocks of sheep suffer punishment.
¹⁹ I call to You, Lord,^(C)
for fire has consumed
the pastures of the wilderness,^(D)
and flames have devoured
all the trees of the countryside.