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18 ·Travelers [or Caravans] turn away from their paths
    and go into the desert and die.
19 The groups of travelers from Tema [C an oasis in north Arabia] look for water,
    and the traders of Sheba [C in south Arabia; both places were well known for their trade through the desert] look for it hopefully.
20 They are ·upset [L ashamed] because they had been sure;
    when they arrive, they are ·disappointed [dismayed].

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18 Caravans turn aside from their routes;
    they go off into the wasteland and perish.
19 The caravans of Tema(A) look for water,
    the traveling merchants of Sheba(B) look in hope.
20 They are distressed, because they had been confident;
    they arrive there, only to be disappointed.(C)

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