“The fig trees
Do not blossom.
There is no fruit
On the vines.
The produce
Of the olive tree fails.
The fields yield
No food.
The flock is cut off
From the fold.
There is no herd
In the stalls.”
These farmers have hit bad times. The fig trees were not blossoming, while there were no fruits of grapes on the vines in the vineyard. The fields were not yielding any kind of food. The flocks were running aimlessly, while the herd was not in its stalls. Things were in bad shape.
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