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.

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,

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

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

Even wild dogs nurse their young pups. But my people are as mean as ostriches in the desert.

I am the Lord who rules over all. Human effort is no better than wood that feeds a fire. So the nations wear themselves out for nothing.

Jerusalem says,“ Lord, look at me. Think about my condition. Have you ever treated anyone else like this? Should women have to eat their babies? Should they eat the children they’ve taken care of? Should priests and prophets be killed in your own temple?

The work foolish people do makes them tired. They don’t even know the way to town.

The woman whose son was alive was filled with deep love for her son. She said to the king,“ My master, please give her the living baby! Don’t kill him!” But the other woman said,“ Neither one of us will have him. Cut him in two!”Then the king made his decision. He said,“ Give the living baby to the first woman. Don’t kill him. She’s his mother.”

He continued,“ What’s wrong?” She answered,“ A woman said to me,‘ Give up your son. Then we can eat him today. Tomorrow we’ll eat my son.’So we cooked my son. Then we ate him. The next day I said to her,‘ Give up your son. Then we can eat him.’ But she had hidden him.”

They do not understand. They can’t be trusted. They are not loving and kind.

There may be a gentle and caring woman among you. She wouldn’t even touch the ground with her feet without first putting her sandals on. But she will not share anything with the husband she loves. She won’t share with her own children either.She will eat what comes out of her body after she has a baby. Then she’ll even eat her baby. She won’t share it with anyone in her family. In her great hunger she’ll plan to eat it in secret. There won’t be anything else for her to eat because the city she lives in will be surrounded. That’s an example of how much your enemies will make you suffer when they are attacking your cities.