During the Babylonian siege, the famine in Jerusalem became so severe that mothers who would normally have been compassionate became cruel to their own offspring, like ostriches in the wilderness.
Siis kui babüloonlased piirasid Jeruusalemma, valitses selles linnas niisugune nälg, et emad, kes tavaliselt hoolitsevad oma laste eest, muutusid nende vastu julmaks nagu jaanalinnud kõrbes.