To nurse their young;
But the daughter of my people is cruel,
aLike ostriches in the wilderness.
To the roof of its mouth for thirst;
aThe young children ask for bread,
But no one breaks it for them.
Are desolate in the streets;
Those who were brought up in scarlet
aEmbrace ash heaps.
Is greater than the punishment of the asin of Sodom,
Which was boverthrown in a moment,
With no hand to help her!
And whiter than milk;
They were more ruddy in body than rubies,
Like sapphire in their1 appearance.
They go unrecognized in the streets;
aTheir skin clings to their bones,
It has become as dry as wood.
Than those who die of hunger;
For these apine away,
Stricken for lack of the fruits of the bfield.
Have1 cooked their bown children;
They became cfood for them
In the destruction of the daughter of my people.
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American Standard Version
They that did feed delicately are desolate in the streets: They that were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills.
Amplified® Bible
Those who feasted on dainties are perishing in the streets; those who were brought up in purple lie cleaving to refuse {and} ash heaps.
Contemporary English Version
All who ate expensive foods lie starving in the streets; those who grew up in luxury now sit on trash heaps.
Darby English Version
They that fed delicately are desolate in the streets; they that were brought up in scarlet embrace dung-hills.
Good News Bible
People who once ate the finest foods die starving in the streets; those raised in luxury are pawing through garbage for food.
King James Version
They that did feed delicately are desolate in the streets: they that were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills.
New American Standard Bible
Those who ate delicacies Are desolate in the streets; Those reared in purple Embrace ash pits.
New International Version
Those who once ate delicacies
are destitute in the streets.
Those nurtured in purple
now lie on ash heaps.
New King James Version
Those who ate delicacies
Are desolate in the streets;
Those who were brought up in scarlet
Embrace ash heaps.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Those who ate delicacies find themselves desolate in the streets; Those reared in purple Embrace ash pits.
Revised Standard Version
Those who feasted on dainties perish in the streets; those who were brought up in purple lie on ash heaps.
Young's Literal Translation
Those eating of dainties have been desolate in out-places, Those supported on scarlet have embraced dunghills.
New English Translation
Those who once feasted on delicacies1 are now starving to death2 in the streets. Those who grew up3 wearing expensive clothes4 are now dying5 amid garbage.6 ו (Vav)
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