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Also, they are afraid of heights and dangers on the road;
the almond tree blossoms,
the grasshopper loses its spring,[a]
and the caperberry has no effect;
for the mere mortal is headed to his eternal home,(A)
and mourners will walk around in the street;(B)

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  1. 12:5 Or grasshopper is weighed down, or grasshopper drags itself along

16 Therefore the Lord, the God of Armies, the Lord, says:

There will be wailing in all the public squares;(A)
they will cry out in anguish[a] in all the streets.
The farmer will be called on to mourn,(B)
and professional mourners[b],(C) to wail.

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  1. 5:16 Lit will say, “Alas! Alas! ”
  2. 5:16 Lit and those skilled in lamentation