Lamentations 4:4
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
The nursing infant’s tongue clings in thirst to the roof of his mouth. Little children beg for bread, but no one gives them any.

Young's Literal Translation
Cleaved hath the tongue of a suckling unto his palate with thirst, Infants asked bread, a dealer out they have none.

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.

Hebrew
The nursing infant’s
יוֹנֵ֛ק (yō·w·nêq)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 3243: To suck, to give milk

tongue
לְשׁ֥וֹן (lə·šō·wn)
Noun - common singular construct
Strong's 3956: The tongue

clings
דָּבַ֨ק (dā·ḇaq)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1692: To impinge, cling, adhere, to catch by pursuit

in thirst
בַּצָּמָ֑א (baṣ·ṣā·mā)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6772: Thirst

to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

the roof of his mouth.
חכּ֖וֹ‪‬‪‬‪‬ (ḥik·kōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 2441: Palate, roof of the mouth, gums

Little children
עֽוֹלָלִים֙ (‘ō·w·lā·lîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 5768: A suckling

beg for
שָׁ֣אֲלוּ (šā·’ă·lū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 7592: To inquire, to request, to demand

bread,
לֶ֔חֶם (le·ḥem)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3899: Food, bread, grain

but no
אֵ֥ין (’ên)
Adverb
Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle

one gives them any.
פֹּרֵ֖שׂ (pō·rêś)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 6566: To break apart, disperse

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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