Lamentations 4:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Lamentations 4:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Lamentations 4:3 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Lamentations 4:3 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Lamentations 4:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.”
Lamentations 4:3 — World English Bible
Lamentations 4:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Lamentations 4:3 — American Standard Version
Lamentations 4:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Even dragons have drawn out the breast, They have suckled their young ones, The daughter of my people is become cruel, Like the ostriches in a wilderness.”
Lamentations 4:3 — Young's Literal Translation
Lamentations 4:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Even the jackals offer the breast, they give suck to their young; the daughter of my people is become cruel, like the ostriches in the wilderness. ”
Lamentations 4:3 — Darby Translation
Lamentations 4:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Euen the dragons draw out the breastes, and giue sucke to their yong, but the daughter of my people is become cruell like the ostriches in the wildernesse.”
Lamentations 4:3 — Geneva Bible
Lamentations 4:3 in Context — Lamentations 4
1 How is the gold become dim! how is the most fine gold changed! the stones of the sanctuary are poured out in the top of every street.
2 The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold, how are they esteemed as earthen pitchers, the work of the hands of the potter!
3 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.
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 dunghills.
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What Does Lamentations 4:3 Mean?
Lamentations 4:3 is a verse from the Book of Lamentations, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Lamentations chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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