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BSB The ground is cracked
⇔ because no rain has fallen on the land.
 ⇔ The farmers are ashamed;
⇔ they cover their heads.

OEB Dismayed are the men that till the ground,
⇔ Because on the land no rain hath fallen;
⇔ The ploughmen cover their heads in confusion.

WEB Because of the ground which is cracked,
⇔ because no rain has been in the land,
 ⇔ the plowmen are disappointed.
⇔ They cover their heads.

NET They are dismayed because the ground is cracked
 ⇔ because there has been no rain in the land.
 ⇔ The farmers, too, are dismayed
 ⇔ and bury their faces in their hands.

LSV Because the ground has been broken,
For there has been no rain in the land,
Farmers have been ashamed,
They have covered their head.

FBV The ground has dried up because there hasn't been any rain in the land. The farmers are ashamed; they cover their heads.

T4T The ground is extremely dry and cracked open
⇔ because there has been no rain.
 ⇔ The farmers are very worried,
⇔ so they also cover their heads.

LEB  • which is cracked because there was no rain on the ground. •  The farmers are ashamed, •  they cover their heads.[fn]

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BBE Those who do work on the land are in fear, for there has been no rain on the land, and the farmers are shamed, covering their heads.

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JPS Because of the ground which is cracked, for there hath been no rain in the land, the plowmen are ashamed, they cover their heads.

ASV Because of the ground which is cracked, for that no rain hath been in the land, the plowmen are put to shame, they cover their heads.

DRA For the destruction of the land, because there came no rain upon the earth, the husbandmen were confounded, they covered their heads.

YLT Because the ground hath been broken, For there hath been no rain in the land, Ashamed have been husbandmen, They have covered their head.

DBY Because the ground is chapt, for there hath been no rain on the earth, the ploughmen are ashamed, they cover their heads.

RV Because of the ground which is chapt, for that no rain hath been in the land, the plowmen are ashamed, they cover their heads.

WBS Because the ground is chapt, for there was no rain on the earth, the plowmen were ashamed, they covered their heads.

KJB Because the ground is chapt, for there was no rain in the earth, the plowmen were ashamed, they covered their heads.

BB For the grounde is dryed, because there commeth no rayne vpon it: the plowmen also be ashamed and couer their heades.
  (For the ground is dried, because there cometh/comes no rayne upon it: the plowmen also be ashamed and couer their heads.)

GNV For the grounde was destroyed, because there was no rayne in the earth: the plowmen were ashamed, and couered their heads.
  (For the ground was destroyed, because there was no rayne in the earth: the plowmen were ashamed, and covered their heads. )

CB For the groude shalbe dried vp, because there cometh no rayne vpon it. The plowmen also shalbe ashamed, ad shal couer their heades.
  (For the groude shall be dried up, because there cometh/comes no rayne upon it. The plowmen also shall be ashamed, ad shall couer their heads.)

WYC and thei hiliden her heedis for distriyng of the lond, for reyn cam not in the lond. Erthe tilieris weren schent, thei hiliden her heedis.
  (and they hiliden her heads for distriyng of the land, for reyn came not in the land. Erthe tilieris were schent, they hiliden her heads.)

LUT darum daß die Erde lechzet, weil es nicht regnet auf die Erde. Die Ackerleute gehen traurig und verhüllen ihre Häupter.
  (darum that the earth lechzet, weil it not regnet on the earth. The Ackerleute gehen traurig and verhüllen ihre Häupter.)

CLV Propter terræ vastitatem, quia non venit pluvia in terram, confusi sunt agricolæ: operuerunt capita sua.[fn]
  (Propter terræ vastitatem, because not/no he_came pluvia in the_earth/land, confusi are agricolæ: operuerunt capita sua.)

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BRN And the labours of the land failed, because there was no rain: the husbandmen were ashamed, they covered their heads.

BrLXX Καὶ τὰ ἔργα τῆς γῆς ἐξέλιπεν, ὅτι οὐκ ἦν ὑετός· ᾐσχύνθησαν οἱ γεωργοὶ, ἐπεκάλυψαν τὰς κεφαλὰς αὐτῶν.
  (Kai ta erga taʸs gaʸs exelipen, hoti ouk aʸn huetos; aʸsⱪunthaʸsan hoi geōrgoi, epekalupsan tas kefalas autōn. )