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Lamentations 4:3

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.

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גַּםgamalsoגַּםparticle, affirmation — “also”H1571properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...andagain, alike, also, (so much) as (soon), both (so)...and, but, either...or, even, for all, (in) likewise (manner), moreover, nay...neither, one, then(-refore), though, what, with, yea.תניןtnyndragonתַּנָּהnoun, common, both genders, plural, absolute — “dragon”, the ordinary formH8568a female jackaldragon.תַּנִּים֙tanimdragonתַּנָּהnoun, common, both genders, plural, absolute — “dragon”, the ordinary formH8568a female jackaldragon.חָ֣לְצוּchaletsvdeliverחָלַץverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “deliver”, a completed actionH2502to pull off; hence (intensively) to strip, (reflex.) to depart; by implication, to deliver, equip (for fight); present, strengthenarm (self), (go, ready) armed ([idiom] man, soldier), deliver, draw out, make fat, loose, (ready) prepared, put off, take away, withdraw self.שַׁ֔דshadbreastשַׁדnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “breast”, the ordinary formH7699the breast of a woman or animal (as bulging)breast, pap, teat.הֵינִ֖יקוּheyniqvsuckיָנַקverb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “suck”, a completed actionH3243to suck; causatively, to give milkmilch, nurse(-ing mother), (give, make to) suck(-ing child, -ling).גּוּרֵיהֶ֑ןgureyhenwhelpגּוּרnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, plural — “whelp”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1482a cub (as still abiding in the lair), especially of the lionwhelp, young one.בַּתbatdaughterבַּתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “daughter”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1323a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, [idiom] first, [idiom] old, [phrase] owl, town, village.עַמִּ֣יamipeopleעַםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “people”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.לְאַכְזָ֔רleakhzarto cruelאַכְזָרpreposition, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “to cruel”, the ordinary formH393violent; by implication deadly; also (in a good sense) bravecruel, fierce.כיkhyassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…עניםnymostrichיָעֵןnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “ostrich”, the ordinary formH3283the ostrich (probably from its answering cryostrich.כַּיְעֵנִ֖יםkayenimas ostrichיָעֵןpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “as ostrich”, the ordinary formH3283the ostrich (probably from its answering cryostrich.בַּמִּדְבָּֽרbamidbarin desertמִדְבָּרpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in desert”, the ordinary formH4057a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs)desert, south, speech, wilderness.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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.

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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.

Young’s Literal Translation

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.

World English Bible

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.

Darby Translation

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.

Douay-Rheims

Ghimel. Even the sea monsters have drawn out the breast, they have given suck to their young: the daughter of my people is cruel, like the ostrich in the desert.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Gimel. Nay, serpents have drawn out the breasts, they give suck to their young, the daughters of my people are incurably cruel, as an ostrich in a desert.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ΓΙΜΕΛ. Καί γε δράκοντες ἐξέδυσαν μαστοὺς, ἐθήλασαν σκύμνοι αὐτῶν θυγατέρας λαοῦ μου εἰς ἀνίατον, ὡς στρουθίον ἐν ἐρήμῳ.