She is harsh with her young, as if they were not hers; she is unconcerned about the uselessness of her labor.

它忍心待雏，似乎不是自己的；虽然徒受劳苦，也不为雏惧怕；

它粗暴待雏，似乎不是自己生的；虽徒然劳苦，也不惧怕。

它粗暴待雏，似乎不是自己生的；虽徒然劳苦，也不惧怕。

它苛待雏鸟，好像它们并非己出，就算徒劳一场，它也不怕。

它苛待幼雏，看它们好像不是自己生的，就算它的劳苦白费了，也漠不关心，

牠忍心待雛，似乎不是自己的；雖然徒受勞苦，也不為雛懼怕；

牠粗暴待雛，似乎不是自己生的；雖徒然勞苦，也不懼怕。

牠粗暴待雛，似乎不是自己生的；雖徒然勞苦，也不懼怕。

牠苛待雛鳥，好像牠們並非己出，就算徒勞一場，牠也不怕。

牠苛待幼雛，看牠們好像不是自己生的，就算牠的勞苦白費了，也漠不關心，

牠忍心待雛，似乎看作非自己的；雖白白勞苦也不怕；

忍心待雛、若非己有、雖則徒勞、亦無懼也、

生之雖不易、遺之亦弗惜、若非己有、

向雛忍心、如非己出、生之徒勞、毫無憂懼、

She treats her young harshly, as if they were not hers; she cares not that her labor was in vain,

Ostriches are mean to their little ones. They treat them as if they did not belong to them. They do not care that their work was useless.

She deals cruelly with her young, as if they were not hers; though her labor be in vain, yet she has no fear,

She is harsh toward her young, as if they were not her own. She doesn’t care if they die.

She treats her young harshly, as if they were not her own, with no fear that her labor may have been in vain.

She treats her young cruelly, as if they were not hers; Though her labor is for nothing, she is unconcerned,

She treats her young harshly, as though they were not hers; Her labor is in vain, without concern,

She dealeth hardly with her young ones, as if they were not hers: Though her labor be in vain, she is without fear;

She treats her young harshly, as if they were not her own, with no fear that her labor may have been in vain.

She is hardened against her young ones, as though[ they were] not hers: her labour is in vain without fear;

She deals harshly with her young ones, as if they were not hers. Though her labor is in vain, she is without fear,

Even the jackals nurse their young at their breast, but my people are cruel, like ostriches in the desert.ד( Dalet)

Be sure of this! The LORD who commands armies has decreed: The nations’ efforts will go up in smoke; their exhausting work will be for nothing.

Look, O Lord! Consider! Whom have you ever afflicted like this? Should women eat their offspring, their healthy infants? Should priest and prophet be killed in the Lord’s sanctuary?ש( Sin/ Shin)

The toil of a stupid fool wears him out, because he does not even know the way to the city.

The real mother spoke up to the king, for her motherly instincts were aroused. She said,“ My master, give her the living child! Whatever you do, don’t kill him!” But the other woman said,“ Neither one of us will have him! Let them cut him in two!”The king responded,“ Give the first woman the living child; don’t kill him. She is the mother.”

Then the king asked her,“ What’s your problem?” She answered,“ This woman said to me,‘ Hand over your son; we’ll eat him today and then eat my son tomorrow.’So we boiled my son and ate him. Then I said to her the next day,‘ Hand over your son and we’ll eat him.’ But she hid her son!”

senseless, covenant- breakers, heartless, ruthless.

Likewise, the most tender and delicate of your women, who would never think of putting even the sole of her foot on the ground because of her daintiness, will turn against her beloved husband, her sons and daughters,and will secretly eat her afterbirth and her newborn children( since she has nothing else), because of the severity of the siege by which your enemy will constrict you in your villages.