# Connecting Statement:

Job is continuing his description of his friends being as unreliable as streams that dry up. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# The caravans that travel by their way turn aside for water

"The caravans turn aside from the routes to find water" or "The caravans change course looking for water"

# The caravans

A caravan is a large group of travelers riding camels across the desert.

# barren land

"wasteland" or "empty land"

# Tema ... Sheba

These are the names of places. The people of these places used caravans to trade things with people from other lands. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])

# while companies of Sheba

"while caravans from Sheba"

# hoped in them

"hoped for them" or "put their hope in them"

# but they were deceived

This can be stated in active form. AT: "but they were disappointed" or "but they were not satisfied" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/turn]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/water]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/barren]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/perish]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/hope]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/confidence]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/deceive]]