And Ahab had said to Obadiah, “Go into the land to all the springs of water and to all the brooks; perhaps we may find grass to keep the horses and mules alive, so that we will not have to kill any livestock.”

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18 How (A)the animals groan!
The herds of cattle are restless,
Because they have no pasture;
Even the flocks of sheep [a]suffer punishment.

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Footnotes

  1. Joel 1:18 LXX, Vg. are made desolate

Yes, the deer also gave birth in the field,
But [a]left because there was no grass.
And (A)the wild donkeys stood in the desolate heights;
They sniffed at the wind like jackals;
Their eyes failed because there was no grass.”

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  1. Jeremiah 14:5 abandoned her young

20 For (A)the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it in hope; 21 because the creation itself also will be delivered from the bondage of [a]corruption into the glorious (B)liberty of the children of God. 22 For we know that the whole creation (C)groans and labors with birth pangs together until now.

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 8:21 decay

A Hymn of Faith

17 Though the fig tree may not blossom,
Nor fruit be on the vines;
Though the labor of the olive may fail,
And the fields yield no food;
Though the flock may be cut off from the fold,
And there be no herd in the stalls—

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22 Do not be afraid, you beasts of the field;
For (A)the open pastures are springing up,
And the tree bears its fruit;
The fig tree and the vine yield their strength.

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14 (A)He causes the grass to grow for the cattle,
And vegetation for the service of man,
That he may bring forth (B)food from the earth,

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