<p class="poetry">in the morning it glistens<n id="1" /> and sprouts up;p> <p class="poetry">at evening time it withers<n id="2" /> and dries up.p>

<p class="poetry">The water of the sea will be dried up,p> <p class="poetry">and the river will dry up and be empty.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">As<n id="1" /> water disappears from the sea,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">or a river drains away and dries up,p>

<p class="poetry">My heart is parched<n id="1" /> and withered like grass,p> <p class="poetry">for I am unable<n id="2" /> to eat food.<n id="3" />p>

<t /><p class="poetry">Amos<n id="1" /> said:p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;The <sc>Lordsc> comes roaring<n id="2" /> out of Zion;p> <p class="poetry">from Jerusalem<n id="3" /> he comes bellowing!<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">The shepherds&#8217; pastures wilt;<n id="5" />p> <p class="poetry">the summit of Carmel<n id="6" /> withers.&#8221;<n id="7" />p>

<p class="bodytext">&#8220;&#8216;Say to them: This is what the sovereign <sc>Lordsc> says:p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;&#8216;Will it prosper?p> <p class="poetry">Will he not rip out its rootsp> <p class="poetry">and cause its fruit to rot<n id="1" /> and wither?p> <p class="poetry">All its foliage<n id="2" /> will wither.p> <p class="poetry">No strong arm or large armyp> <p class="poetry">will be needed to pull it out by its roots.<n id="3" />p>