# 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"

# The ones who used to feast on expensive food

"The ones who used to eat a lot of expensive food"

# now starve in the streets

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

# those who were brought up wearing purple clothing

Wearing purple clothes was a sign that a person was wealthy. This can be stated in active form. AT: "those who grew up wearing purple clothing" or "those who wore expensive clothing when they were growing up" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# now lie upon piles of garbage

These people no longer have homes and soft beds, so they sleep on piles of garbage.

# translationWords

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