in the morning it glistens and sprouts up; at evening time it withers and dries up.

The water of the sea will be dried up, and the river will dry up and be empty.

As water disappears from the sea, or a river drains away and dries up,

My heart is parched and withered like grass, for I am unable to eat food.

Amos said: “The Lord comes roaring out of Zion; from Jerusalem he comes bellowing! The shepherds’ pastures wilt; the summit of Carmel withers.”

“‘Say to them: This is what the sovereign Lord says: “‘Will it prosper? Will he not rip out its roots and cause its fruit to rot and wither? All its foliage will wither. No strong arm or large army will be needed to pull it out by its roots.