Lamentations

Poems mourning the fall of Jerusalem and expressing hope in God's mercy. ... click to read full summary of this book.

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.

The baby's tongue sticks to the top of its mouth because it's thirsty. Young kids ask for bread, but nobody breaks it for them.

* Work in progress - there may be occasional inaccuracies