Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThe 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’sיוֹנֵ֛ק (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 |