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

野狗尚且把奶乳哺其子，我民的妇人倒成为残忍，好像旷野的鸵鸟一般。

野狗尚且哺乳其子，我百姓的妇人反倒残忍，如旷野的鸵鸟一般；

野狗尚且哺乳其子，我百姓的妇人反倒残忍，如旷野的鸵鸟一般；

豺狼尚且哺养自己的幼儿，我的子民却像荒野的鸵鸟一样残忍无情。

野狗尚且用乳房哺养它们的幼儿；但我的众民变得多么残忍，像旷野的鸵鸟一样。

野狗尚且把奶乳哺其子，我民的婦人倒成為殘忍，好像曠野的鴕鳥一般。

野狗尚且哺乳其子，我百姓的婦人反倒殘忍，如曠野的鴕鳥一般；

野狗尚且哺乳其子，我百姓的婦人反倒殘忍，如曠野的鴕鳥一般；

豺狼尚且哺養自己的幼兒，我的子民卻像荒野的鴕鳥一樣殘忍無情。

野狗尚且用乳房哺養牠們的幼兒；但我的眾民變得多麼殘忍，像曠野的鴕鳥一樣。

野狗尚且把奶頭給崽子喫奶，我的眾民倒殘忍，像曠野的鴕鳥一樣啊！

野犬猶出其乳、以哺厥子兮、惟我民女殘忍、若野間之鴕鳥兮、

野犬猶哺其子、我民之婦、殘忍難堪、若曠野之鴕鳥兮、

豺狼豺狼或作野犬猶哺乳其子、我民之婦殘忍、如曠野之鴕鳥、

Even jackals offer their breasts to nurse their young, but my people have become heartless like ostriches in the desert.

Even jackals offer the breast; they nurse their young; but the daughter of my people has become cruel, like the ostriches in the wilderness.

Even the jackals feed their young, but not my people Israel. They ignore their children’s cries, like ostriches in the desert.

Even jackals offer their breasts to nurse their young, but my dear people have become cruel like ostriches in the wilderness.

Even jackals offer the breast, They nurse their young; But the daughter of my people has proved herself cruel, Like ostriches in the wilderness.

Even the jackals present their breasts To nurse their young; But the daughter of my people is cruel, Like ostriches in the wilderness.

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.

Even jackals offer their breasts to nurse their young, but my dear people have become cruel like ostriches in the wilderness.

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.

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

Even the jackals offer their breast. They nurse their young ones. But the daughter of my people has become cruel, like the ostriches in the wilderness.

So parents will eat their own children inside the city. And children will eat their parents. I will punish you. And I will scatter to the winds anyone who is left alive.

I will make the people of this city eat their sons and daughters. And they will eat one another. They will do this because things will be so bad during the attack. The enemies who want to take their lives will bring all this trouble on them.” ’

“ The wings of ostriches flap with joy. But they can’t compare with the wings and feathers of storks.Ostriches lay their eggs on the ground. They let them get warm in the sand.They do not know that something might step on them. A wild animal might walk all over them.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.

With their own hands, loving mothers have had to cook even their own children. They ate their children when my people were destroyed.

They’ll surround all the cities throughout your whole land. They’ll attack those cities until the high, strong walls you trust in fall down. That’s what will happen to the cities in the land the Lord your God is giving you.Your enemies will surround you and attack you. They will make you suffer greatly. So you will eat your own children. You will eat the dead bodies of the sons and daughters the Lord your God has given you.There may be a gentle and caring man among you. But he will treat his own brother badly. He’ll be just as mean to the wife he loves and to any of his children who are still alive.He won’t give to a single one of them any part of the dead bodies of his children that he’s eating. It will be all he has left to eat. That’s how much your enemies will make you suffer when they surround all your cities and attack them.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.

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?

You will eat the dead bodies of your sons. You will also eat the dead bodies of your daughters.

Jesus turned and said to them,“ Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me. Weep for yourselves and for your children.The time will come when you will say,‘ Blessed are the women who can’t have children! Blessed are those who never gave birth or nursed babies!’

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

One day the king of Israel was walking on top of the city wall. A woman cried out to him,“ You are my king and master. Please help me!”The king replied,“ If the Lord doesn’t help you, where can I get help for you? From the threshing floor? From the winepress?”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.”

The Lord answers,“ Can a mother forget the baby who is nursing at her breast? Can she stop having tender love for the child who was born to her? She might forget her child. But I will not forget you.