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Lamentations 4:4
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KJ21
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.
ASV
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.
AMP
The tongue of the infant clings To the roof of its mouth because of thirst; The little ones ask for food, But no one gives it to them.
AMPC
The tongue of the nursing babe cleaves to the roof of its mouth because of thirst; the young children beg for food, but no one gives it to them.
BRG
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.
CSB
The nursing baby’s tongue clings to the roof of his mouth from thirst. Infants beg for food, but no one gives them any.
CSBA
The nursing baby’s tongue clings to the roof of his mouth from thirst. Infants beg for food, but no one gives them any.
CEB
The baby’s tongue sticks to the roof of its mouth, thirsty. Children ask for bread, beg for it—but there is no bread.
CJB
The tongue of the baby at the breast sticks to the roof of its mouth from thirst; young children are begging for bread, but no one is giving them any.
CEV
Babies are so thirsty that their tongues are stuck to the roof of the mouth. Children go begging for food, but no one gives them any.
DARBY
The tongue of the sucking child cleaveth to the roof of his mouth for thirst; the young children ask bread, no man breaketh it unto them.
DRA
Daleth. The tongue of the sucking child hath stuck to the roof of his mouth for thirst: the little ones have asked for bread, and there was none to break it unto them.
ERV
Babies are so thirsty their tongues stick to the roof of their mouths. Young children ask for bread, but no one gives them any.
EASY
The mouths of the babies in Jerusalem are completely dry, because they are so thirsty. And the young children ask for food, but nobody gives them anything to eat.
EHV
The baby’s tongue sticks to the roof of its mouth because of thirst. Children ask for bread, but no one shares with them.
ESV
The tongue of the nursing infant sticks to the roof of its mouth for thirst; the children beg for food, but no one gives to them.
ESVUK
The tongue of the nursing infant sticks to the roof of its mouth for thirst; the children beg for food, but no one gives to them.
EXB
The ·babies [L nurslings] are so thirsty their tongues stick to ·the roofs of their mouths [L their palates]. Children ·beg [ask] for bread, but no one ·gives [offers] them any.
GNV
The tongue of the sucking child cleaveth to the roof of his mouth for thirst: the young children ask bread, but no man breaketh it unto them.
GW
The tongues of nursing infants stick to the roofs of their mouths because of their thirst. Little children beg for bread, but no one will break off a piece for them.
GNT
They let their babies die of hunger and thirst; children are begging for food that no one will give them.
HCSB
The nursing infant’s tongue clings to the roof of his mouth from thirst. Little children beg for bread, but no one gives them any.
ICB
The baby is so thirsty that his tongue sticks to the roof of his mouth. Children beg for bread. But no one breaks off a piece to share with them.
ISV
The nursing child’s tongue cleaves to its palate from thirst. Young children beg for bread, but no one gives them any.
JUB
The tongue of the sucking child cleaves to the roof of his mouth for thirst; the young children ask for bread, and there was no one to break it unto them.
KJV
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.
AKJV
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.
LSB
The tongue of the nursing baby cleaves To the roof of its mouth because of thirst; The infants ask for bread, But no one breaks it for them.
LEB
The tongue of the nursling cleaves to its palate in thirst. Children beg for food, no one lays it out before them.
TLB
Even the jackals feed their young, but not my people, Israel. They are like cruel desert ostriches, heedless of their babies’ cries. The children’s tongues stick to the roofs of their mouths for thirst, for there is not a drop of water left. Babies cry for bread, but no one can give them any.
MSG
Babies have nothing to drink. Their tongues stick to the roofs of their mouths. Little children ask for bread but no one gives them so much as a crust.
MEV
The tongue of the infant cleaves to the roof of his mouth for thirst; the children beg for bread, but no one divides it for them.
NOG
The tongues of nursing infants stick to the roofs of their mouths because of their thirst. Little children beg for bread, but no one will break off a piece for them.
NABRE
The tongue of the infant cleaves to the roof of its mouth in thirst; Children beg for bread, but no one gives them a piece.
NASB
The tongue of the infant clings To the roof of its mouth because of thirst; The children ask for bread, But no one breaks it for them.
NASB1995
The tongue of the infant cleaves To the roof of its mouth because of thirst; The little ones ask for bread, But no one breaks it for them.
NCB
The tongue of an infant sticks to the roof of its mouth in thirst. Little children beg for bread, but no one offers them a crumb.
NCV
The babies are so thirsty their tongues stick to the roofs of their mouths. Children beg for bread, but no one gives them any.
NET
The infant’s tongue sticks to the roof of its mouth due to thirst; little children beg for bread, but no one gives them even a morsel.
NIRV
When the babies get thirsty, their tongues stick to the roofs of their mouths. When the children beg for bread, no one gives them any.
NIV
Because of thirst the infant’s tongue sticks to the roof of its mouth; the children beg for bread, but no one gives it to them.
NIVUK
Because of thirst the infant’s tongue sticks to the roof of its mouth; the children beg for bread, but no one gives it to them.
NKJV
The tongue of the infant clings To the roof of its mouth for thirst; The young children ask for bread, But no one breaks it for them.
NLV
The baby’s tongue sticks to the roof of its mouth because of thirst. The children beg for bread, but no one gives it to them.
NLT
The parched tongues of their little ones stick to the roofs of their mouths in thirst. The children cry for bread, but no one has any to give them.
NRSVA
The tongue of the infant sticks to the roof of its mouth for thirst; the children beg for food, but no one gives them anything.
NRSVACE
The tongue of the infant sticks to the roof of its mouth for thirst; the children beg for food, but no one gives them anything.
NRSVCE
The tongue of the infant sticks to the roof of its mouth for thirst; the children beg for food, but no one gives them anything.
NRSVUE
The tongue of the infant sticks to the roof of its mouth for thirst; the children beg for food, but there is nothing for them.
OJB
The leshon of the nursing infant cleaveth to the roof of his mouth for thirst; the olalim beg for lechem, and no man giveth it unto them.
RGT
The tongue of the infant child clings to the roof of his mouth for thirst. The young children ask for bread, but no one breaks it for them.
RSV
The tongue of the nursling cleaves to the roof of its mouth for thirst; the children beg for food, but no one gives to them.
RSVCE
The tongue of the nursling cleaves to the roof of its mouth for thirst; the children beg for food, but no one gives to them.
TLV
The nursing infant’s tongue clings to the roof of his mouth for thirst. Little children ask for bread, but no one gives it t0 them.
VOICE
Desperate infants thirst for milk, their tongues stuck to the roofs of their mouths. Hungry children beg for food, and no one responds.
WEB
The tongue of the nursing child clings to the roof of his mouth for thirst. The young children ask for bread, and no one breaks it for them.
WYC
The tongue of the sucking child cleaved to his palate in thirst; little children asked (for) bread, and none was that brake to them (but no one gave them any).
YLT
Cleaved hath the tongue of a suckling unto his palate with thirst, Infants asked bread, a dealer out they have none.
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