Lamentations 4:3
Lamentations 4:3 — The New International Version (NIV)
3 Even jackals offer their breasts
to nurse their young,
but my people have become heartless
like ostriches in the desert.
Lamentations 4:3 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
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.
Lamentations 4:3 — New Living Translation (NLT)
3 Even the jackals feed their young,
but not my people Israel.
They ignore their children’s cries,
like ostriches in the desert.
Lamentations 4:3 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
3 Even the jackals present their breasts
To nurse their young;
But the daughter of my people is cruel,
Like ostriches in the wilderness.
Lamentations 4:3 — New Century Version (NCV)
3 Even wild dogs give their milk
to feed their young,
but my people are cruel
like ostriches in the desert.
Lamentations 4:3 — American Standard Version (ASV)
3 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 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
3 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 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
3 Even jackals offer their breasts to nurse their young,
but the women of my people are as cruel as wild ostriches.
Lamentations 4:3 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
3 Even jackals offer their breasts
to nurse their young,
but my dear people have become cruel
like ostriches in the wilderness.
Lamentations 4:3 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
3 Even the jackals offer the breast
and nurse their young,
but my people has become cruel,
like the ostriches in the wilderness.
Lamentations 4:3 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
3 Even the jackal bear the breast
and nurse their cubs;
but the daughter of my people has become ruthless,
like ostriches in the wilderness.
Lamentations 4:3 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
3 Even wild dogs
nurse their young pups.
But my people are as mean
as ostriches in the desert.
Lamentations 4:3 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
3 Even jackals offer the breast,
They nurse their young;
But the daughter of my people has become cruel
Like ostriches in the wilderness.