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 \v 3 Yet you yourself know me, Yahweh. You have seen me and have examined my heart.
 \q Take them away like sheep to the slaughter. Set them apart for the day of slaughter.
 \q
-\v 4 How long will the land go on mourning, and the plants in every field wither because of the wickedness of its inhabitants?
+\v 4 How long will the land go on drying up, and the plants in every field wither because of the wickedness of its inhabitants?
 \q Beasts and bird have been taken away. Indeed, the people say, "God does not know what will happen to us."
  
 \s5