NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon The tonguelashown (law-shone') the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water) of the sucking child yanaq (yaw-nak') to suck; causatively, to give milk -- milch, nurse(-ing mother), (give, make to) suck(-ing child, -ling). cleaveth dabaq (daw-bak') to impinge, i.e. cling or adhere; figuratively, to catch by pursuit to the roof of his mouth chek (khake) the palate or inside of the mouth; hence, the mouth itself (as the organ of speech, taste and kissing) -- (roof of the) mouth, taste. for thirst tsama' (tsaw-maw') thirst -- thirst(-y). the young children `owlel (o-lale') a suckling -- babe, (young) child, infant, little one. ask sha'al (shaw-al') to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand bread lechem (lekh'-em) food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it) -- (shew-)bread, eat, food, fruit, loaf, meat, victuals. and no man breaketh paras (paw-ras') to break apart, disperse, etc. -- break, chop in pieces, lay open, scatter, spread (abroad, forth, selves, out), stretch (forth, out). it unto them Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible The tongue of the infant cleaves To the roof of its mouth because of thirst; The little ones ask for bread, But no one breaks it for them. King James Bible 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. Holman Christian Standard Bible The nursing infant's tongue clings to the roof of his mouth from thirst. Little children beg for bread, but no one gives them any. International Standard Version The nursing child's tongue cleaves to its palate from thirst. Young children beg for bread, but no one gives them any. NET Bible The infant's tongue sticks to the roof of its mouth due to thirst; little children beg for bread, but no one gives them even a morsel. GOD'S WORD® Translation The tongues of nursing infants stick to the roofs of their mouths because of their thirst. Little children beg for bread, but no one will break off a piece for them. King James 2000 Bible The tongue of the nursing child clings to the roof of his mouth for thirst: the young children ask bread, and no man breaks it unto them. Links Lamentations 4:4Lamentations 4:4 NIV Lamentations 4:4 NLT Lamentations 4:4 ESV Lamentations 4:4 NASB Lamentations 4:4 KJV |
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