Evenjackalsofferthe breast,They nursetheir young;[But] the daughterof my peoplehas become cruelLike ostrichesin the wilderness.
"When I rosein the morningto nursemy son,behold,he was dead;but when I lookedat him carefullyin the morning,behold,he was not my son,whomI had borne."
Hyenaswill howlin their fortifiedtowers And jackalsin their luxuriouspalaces.Her [fateful] timealso will sooncomeAnd her dayswill not be prolonged.
Thornswill comeup in its fortifiedtowers,Nettlesand thistlesin its fortifiedcities;It will also be a hauntof jackals[And] an abodeof ostriches.
"Can a womanforgether nursingchildAnd havenocompassionon the sonof her womb?Eventhesemay forget,but I will not forgetyou.
"I will make them eatthe fleshof their sonsand the fleshof their daughters,and they will eatoneanother'sfleshin the siegeand in the distresswith whichtheir enemiesand those who seektheir lifewill distressthem."'
See,O LORD,and look!With whomhave You dealtthus?Should womeneattheir offspring,The littleoneswhowere bornhealthy?Should priestand prophetbe slainIn the sanctuaryof the Lord?
The handsof compassionatewomenBoiledtheir own children;They becamefoodfor them Because of the destructionof the daughterof my people.
Therefore,fatherswill eat[their] sonsamongyou, and sonswill eattheir fathers;for I will executejudgmentson you and scatterallyour remnantto everywind.
Further, you will eatthe fleshof your sonsand the fleshof your daughtersyou will eat.
without understanding,untrustworthy,unloving,unmerciful;
