⁴ The ground is cracked
    because there is no rain in the land;^(A)
the farmers are dismayed
    and cover their heads.

²³ with you I shatter shepherd and flock,
    with you I shatter farmer and oxen,
    with you I shatter governors and officials.^(A)

“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.