Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

The hands of the pitiful women have sodden their own children: they were their meat in the destruction of the daughter of my people.

American Standard Version (ASV)

The hands of the pitiful women have boiled their own children; They were their food in the destruction of the daughter of my people.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

The hands of kind-hearted women have been boiling their children; they were their food in the destruction of the daughter of my people.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

The hands of pitiful women have boiled their own children: they were their meat in the ruin of the daughter of my people.

World English Bible (WEB)

The hands of the pitiful women have boiled their own children; They were their food in the destruction of the daughter of my people.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

The hands of merciful women have boiled their own children, They have been for food to them, In the destruction of the daughter of my people.