How is the gold become dim! [how] is the most pure gold changed! The stones of the sanctuary are poured out at the head of every street.
"Like ostriches in the desert"  (Lamentations 4:3b).  This creature is often cited as one that had no regard for their offspring.  "The ostrich leaves her eggs on the ground, forgetting that her own foot may crush them or a wild beast may break them."[2]