Lam 12:2 Run-on sentence #1227

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They say to their mothers,
"Where is grain and wine?"
as they faint like a wounded man
in the streets of the city,
their lives are poured out
on the bosom of their mothers.

This one sentence appears to have two main clauses without a coordinating conjunction. Should it be one sentence with "and" (A), one sentence with a main clause and two subordinate clauses (B), or two sentences (C & D)

A
They say to their mothers,
"Where is grain and wine?"
as they faint like a wounded man
in the streets of the city,
and their lives are poured out
on the bosom of their mothers.

B
They say to their mothers,
"Where is grain and wine?"
as they faint like a wounded man
in the streets of the city,
as their lives are poured out
on the bosom of their mothers.

C
They say to their mothers,
"Where is grain and wine?"
as they faint like a wounded man
in the streets of the city.
Their lives are poured out
on the bosom of their mothers.

D
They say to their mothers,
"Where is grain and wine?"
As they faint like a wounded man
in the streets of the city,
their lives are poured out
on the bosom of their mothers.

**They say to their mothers, "Where is grain and wine?"** as they faint like a wounded man in the streets of the city, **their lives are poured out on the bosom of their mothers.** This one sentence appears to have two main clauses without a coordinating conjunction. Should it be one sentence with "and" (A), one sentence with a main clause and two subordinate clauses (B), or two sentences (C & D) **A** They say to their mothers, "Where is grain and wine?" as they faint like a wounded man in the streets of the city, **and** their lives are poured out on the bosom of their mothers. **B** They say to their mothers, "Where is grain and wine?" as they faint like a wounded man in the streets of the city, **as** their lives are poured out on the bosom of their mothers. **C** They say to their mothers, "Where is grain and wine?" as they faint like a wounded man in the streets of the city. **Their** lives are poured out on the bosom of their mothers. **D** They say to their mothers, "Where is grain and wine?" **As** they faint like a wounded man in the streets of the city, their lives are poured out on the bosom of their mothers.