# thin and scorched by the east wind

This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "that were thin and burned because of the hot wind from the east" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])

# the east wind

Wind from the east blew in from the desert. The heat of the east wind was often very destructive.

# sprouted up

"grew up" or "developed"