en_tn/lam/04/04.md

# The tongue of the nursing baby sticks to the roof of his mouth by thirst

"Nursing babies are so thirsty that their tongues stick to the top of their mouths"

# feast on

"eat much"

# now starve in the streets

These people no longer have homes, so they live outside along the streets.

# Those who were brought up wearing scarlet clothing

This can be stated in active form. AT: "those who grew up wearing scarlet clothing" or "those who wore scarlet clothing when they were growing up" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# scarlet clothing

Here this phrase is a metonym for luxurious, expensive, and comfortable clothing, at least some of which was probably scarlet. AT: "luxurious clothing" (See: [[:en:ta:vol2:translate:figs-metonymy]])

# now lie on piles of ashes

This is because they no longer have homes and soft beds.

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/feast]]