Because the (A)ground is [a]cracked,
For there has been (B)no rain on the land.
The (C)farmers have been put to shame,
They have covered their heads.

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  1. Jeremiah 14:4 Lit shattered

The ground is cracked
    because there is no rain in the land;(A)
the farmers are dismayed
    and cover their heads.

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16 Therefore this is what the Lord God of armies, the Lord says:

“There is (A)mourning in all the public squares,
And in all the streets they say, ‘Oh no! Oh no!’
They also call the (B)farmer to mourning
And [a](C)professional mourners to mourning rites.

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  1. Amos 5:16 Lit those who know mourning

16 Therefore this is what the Lord, the Lord God Almighty, says:

“There will be wailing(A) in all the streets(B)
    and cries of anguish in every public square.
The farmers(C) will be summoned to weep
    and the mourners to wail.

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