Lamentations 4:3 (Brenton): Nay, serpents have drawn out the breasts, They give suck to their young, The daughters of my people are incurably cruel, As an ostrich in a desert.
Septuagint (LXX) interlinear — Lamentations 4:3
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- καί kai and, even conjunction G2532
- γε ge at least, indeed particle G1065
- δράκοντες drakontes serpents a dragon or huge serpent noun, Nom Plur Masc G1404
- ἐξέδυσαν exedusan put off, take off verb, Aor Act Ind 3rd Plur G1562
- μαστούς mastous breasts a breast, pap noun, Acc Plur Masc G3149
- ἐθήλασαν ethelasan give give suck, suck verb, Aor Act Ind 3rd Plur G2337
- σκύμνοι skumnoi cub noun, Nom Plur Masc G568529
- αὐτῶν auton their he, she pronoun, demonstrative, Gen Plur Masc G846
- θυγατέρες thugateres daughters a daughter noun, Nom Plur Fem G2364
- λαοῦ laou people a people, the crowd noun, Gen Sing Masc G2992
- μου mou my I, me pronoun, personal/possessive, Gen Sing G3450
- εἰς eis to into, in preposition G1519
- ἀνίατον aniaton incurable adjective, Acc Sing Masc G568535
- ὡς hos As as, like as conjunction G5613
- στρουθίον strouthion a small bird, sparrow noun, Acc Sing Neut G4765
- ἐν en in in, on preposition G1722
- ἐρήμῳ eremo desert deserted, desolate noun, Dat Sing Fem G2048
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