1:18 Listen to the cattle groan! 1
The herds of livestock wander around in confusion 2
because they have no pasture.
Even the flocks of sheep are suffering.
[1:18] 1 tn Heb “how the cattle groan!”
[1:18] 2 tn Heb “the herds of cattle are confused.” The verb בּוּךְ (bukh, “be confused”) sometimes refers to wandering aimlessly in confusion (cf. Exod 14:3).
