Lamentations

Lamentations 4:3

3Even jackalsb offer their breasts

to nurse their young,

but the daughter of my people has become cruel,

like an ostrich in the wilderness.

Footnotes

  • b 4:3 Or serpents or dragons

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Evenגַּם־gam-ConjunctionH1571 also, moreover, yea
jackalsתַּנִּיןtan·nīnNoun - common pluralH8577 serpent, dragon, sea-monster
offerחָ֣לְצוּḥā·lə·ṣūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH2502 draw off or out, withdraw
their breastsשַׁ֔דšaḏNoun - masculine singularH7699 violence, havoc, devastation, ruin
to nurseהֵינִ֖יקוּhê·nî·qūVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common pluralH3243 suck
their youngגּוּרֵיהֶ֑ןgū·rê·henNoun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine pluralH1482 whelp, young
the daughterבַּת־baṯ-Noun - feminine singular constructH1323 daughter
of my peopleעַמִּ֣י‘am·mîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH5971 people
has become cruelלְאַכְזָ֔רlə·’aḵ·zārPreposition-l; Adjective - masculine singularH393 cruel, fierce
likeכִּיkīConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
an ostrichעֵנִיםʿē·nīmNoun - masculine pluralH3283 ostrich
in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃סbam·miḏ·bārPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH4057 mouth

Cross-references

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Luke 23:28–29 · Ezekiel 5:10 · Lamentations 4:10 · Lamentations 2:20 · Leviticus 26:29 · Deuteronomy 28:52–57 · Job 39:13–16 · Jeremiah 19:9 · 2 Kings 6:26–29

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.