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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