Lamentations 4:4
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.
Context
This verse from Lamentations Chapter 4 connects to 8 cross-references. A comparison of Jerusalem's former glory with present desolation: gold has grown dim, the precious children worth their weight in gold are now valued as clay pots. Those killed by sword were better off than those who died slowly from …
תרגומים נוספים
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.
Cleaved hath the tongue of a suckling unto his palate with thirst, Infants asked bread, a dealer out they have none.
The tongue of the child at the breast is fixed to the roof of his mouth for need of drink: the young children are crying out for bread, and no man gives it to them.
הפניות צולבות
They shall be burnt with hunger, and devoured with burning heat, and with bitter destruction: I will also send the …
My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me …
If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not …
All her people sigh, they seek bread; they have given their pleasant things for meat to relieve the soul: see, …
Mine eyes do fail with tears, my bowels are troubled, my liver is poured upon the earth, for the destruction …
They say to their mothers, Where is corn and wine? when they swooned as the wounded in the streets of …
Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?
If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father …