- because:
- "Arise,ª° cry outª° in the night:ª in the beginningª of the watchesª pour outª° thine heartª like waterª beforeª the faceª of the Lord:ª lift upª° thy handsª toward¹ him for¹ the lifeª of thy young children,ª that faintª° for hungerª in the topª of every¹ street.ª ... Behold,ª° O LORD,ª and considerª° to whom¹ thou hast doneª° this.ª Shall the womenª eatª° their fruit,ª [and] childrenª of a span long?ª shall the priestª and the prophetª be slainª° in the sanctuaryª of the Lord?ª" {Lam 2:19-20} + "Even¹ the sea monsters²¹ draw outª° the breast,ª they give suckª° to their young ones:ª the daughterª of my peopleª [is become] cruel,ª like the ostrichesª in the wilderness.ª ... The tongueª of the sucking childª° cleavethª° to¹ the roof of his mouthª for thirst:ª the young childrenª askª° bread,ª [and] no man¹ breakethª° [it] unto them." {Lam 4:3-4} + "[They that be] slainª with the swordª are¹ betterª than [they that be] slainª¹ with hunger:ª for theseª¹ pine away,ª° stricken²° through¹ for [want of] the fruitsª¹ of the field.ª ... The handsª of the pitifulª womenª have soddenª° their own children:ª they were¹ their meatª° in the destructionª of the daughterª of my people.ª" {Lam 4:9-10} + "For,ª behold,ª° the daysª are coming,ª° inª the whichª they shall say,ª° Blessedª [are] the¹ barren,ª andª the wombsª thatª neverª bare,ª° andª the papsª whichª neverª gave suck.ª°" {Lke 23:29}
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