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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)