Lamentations 4:3-9 Even the sea monsters draw out the breast , they give suck to their young ones : the daughter of my people is become cruel , like the ostriches in the wilderness.

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3 H8577 Even the sea monsters H2502 draw out [H8804] H7699 the breast H3243 , they give suck [H8689] H1482 to their young ones H1323 : the daughter H5971 of my people H393 is become cruel H3283 , like the ostriches H4057 in the wilderness.

4 H3956 The tongue H3243 of the sucking child [H8802] H1692 cleaveth [H8804] H2441 to the roof of his mouth H6772 for thirst H5768 : the young children H7592 ask [H8804] H3899 bread H6566 , and no man breaketh [H8802] it unto them.

5 H398 They that did feed [H8802] H4574 delicately H8074 are desolate [H8738] H2351 in the streets H539 : they that were brought up [H8803] H8438 in scarlet H2263 embrace [H8765] H830 dunghills.

6 H5771 For the punishment of the iniquity H1323 of the daughter H5971 of my people H1431 is greater [H8799] H2403 than the punishment H5467 of the sin of Sodom H2015 , that was overthrown [H8803] H7281 as in a moment H3027 , and no hands H2342 stayed [H8804] on her.

7 H5139 Her Nazarites H2141 were purer [H8804] H7950 than snow H6705 , they were whiter [H8804] H2461 than milk H119 , they were more ruddy [H8804] H6106 in body H6443 than rubies H1508 , their polishing H5601 was of sapphire:

8 H8389 Their visage H2821 is blacker [H8804] H7815 than a coal H5234 ; they are not known [H8738] H2351 in the streets H5785 : their skin H6821 cleaveth [H8804] H6106 to their bones H3001 ; it is withered [H8804] H6086 , it is become like a stick.

9 H2491 They that be slain H2719 with the sword H2896 are better H2491 than they that be slain H7458 with hunger H1992 : for these H2100 pine away [H8799] H1856 , stricken [H8794] H8570 through for want of the fruits H7704 of the field.

ERV⁽ⁱ⁾ ³ Even the jackals draw out the breast, they give suck to their young ones: the daughter of my people is become cruel, like the ostriches in the wilderness. ⁴ The tongue of the sucking child cleaveth to the roof of his mouth for thirst: the young children ask bread, and no man breaketh it unto them. ⁵ They that did feed delicately are desolate in the streets: they that were brought up in scarlet embrace dung-hills. ⁶ For the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the sin of Sodom, that was overthrown as in a moment, and no hands were laid upon her. ⁷ Her nobles were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk, they were more ruddy in body than rubies, their polishing was as of sapphire: ⁸ Their visage is blacker than a coal; they are not known in the streets: their skin cleaveth to their bones; it is withered, it is become like a stick. ⁹ They that be slain with the sword are better than they that be slain with hunger; for these pine away, stricken through, for want of the fruits of the field.