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. This was in stark contrast to the maternal care exhibited by jackals.
उनका यह रवैया गीदड़ियों की ममता से बिलकुल अलग था, जो अपने बच्चों की देखभाल करती हैं ।