Mazmur 137:6

137:6 May my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth,

if I do not remember you,

and do not give Jerusalem priority

over whatever gives me the most joy.¹

Ratapan 4:4

ד (Dalet)

4:4 The infant’s tongue sticks

to the roof of its mouth due to thirst;

little children beg for bread,²

but no one gives them even a morsel.³

3:26 I will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth so that you will be silent and unable to reprove⁴ them, for they are a rebellious house.

Jesus’ Death

19:28 After this Jesus, realizing that by this time⁵ everything was completed,⁶ said (in order to fulfill the scripture),⁷ “I am thirsty!”⁸