Lamentations 4:3
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4:3Even the jackals9 nurse their young
at their breast,10
but my people11 are cruel,
like ostriches12 in the desert.
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- 9 The noun תַּנִּין (tannin) means “jackals.” The plural ending יִ־ן (-in) is diminutive ( §87.e) (e.g., Lam 1:4).
- 10 Heb “draw out the breast and suckle their young.”
- 11 Heb “the daughter of my people.”
- 12 The Kethib form כִּי עֵנִים (ki ’enim) is by all accounts a textual corruption for כַּיְעֵנִים (kay’enim, “like ostriches”) which is preserved in the Qere and the medieval Hebrew , and reflected in the .
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
Even jackals offer the breast;
they nurse their young;
but the daughter of my people has become cruel,
like the ostriches in the wilderness.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
Even jackals offer their breasts
to nurse their young,
but my people have become heartless
like ostriches in the desert.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
Even jackals offer their breasts
to nurse their young,
but my dear people have become cruel
like ostriches in the wilderness.
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NLTNew Living Translation
Even the jackals feed their young,
but not my people Israel.
They ignore their children’s cries,
like ostriches in the desert.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
Even the jackal bear the breast
and nurse their cubs;
but the daughter of my people has become ruthless,
like ostriches in the wilderness.
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
KJV 1900King James Version
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.
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