KJV King James Version
I called for my lovers, [but] they deceived me: my priests and mine elders gave up the ghost in the city, while they sought their meat to relieve their souls.
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Lamentations 1:19
I called for my lovers, [but] they deceived me: my priests and mine elders gave up the ghost in the city, while they sought their meat to relieve their souls.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
I called out to my lovers, but they have betrayed me. My priests and elders perished in the city while they searched for food to keep themselves alive.
WEB World English Bible
I called for my lovers, but they deceived me: My priests and my elders gave up the spirit in the city, While they sought them food to refresh their souls.
ASV American Standard Version
I called for my lovers, but they deceived me: My priests and mine elders gave up the ghost in the city, While they sought them food to refresh their souls.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
I called for my lovers, they—they have deceived me, My priests and my elders in the city have expired; When they have sought food for themselves, Then they give back their soul.
Surrounding context — Lamentations 1
16 For these [things] I weep; mine eye, mine eye runneth down with water, because the comforter that should relieve my soul is far from me: my children are desolate, because the enemy prevailed.
17 Zion spreadeth forth her hands, [and there is] none to comfort her: the LORD hath commanded concerning Jacob, [that] his adversaries [should be] round about him: Jerusalem is as a menstruous woman among them.
18 The LORD is righteous; for I have rebelled against his commandment: hear, I pray you, all people, and behold my sorrow: my virgins and my young men are gone into captivity.
19 I called for my lovers, [but] they deceived me: my priests and mine elders gave up the ghost in the city, while they sought their meat to relieve their souls.
20 Behold, O LORD; for I [am] in distress: my bowels are troubled; mine heart is turned within me; for I have grievously rebelled: abroad the sword bereaveth, at home [there is] as death.
21 They have heard that I sigh: [there is] none to comfort me: all mine enemies have heard of my trouble; they are glad that thou hast done [it]: thou wilt bring the day [that] thou hast called, and they shall be like unto me.
22 Let all their wickedness come before thee; and do unto them, as thou hast done unto me for all my transgressions: for my sighs [are] many, and my heart [is] faint.
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קָרָ֤אתִיH7121 · qa.rato call: call toלַֽמְאַהֲבַי֙H157 · a.havto love: loverהֵ֣מָּהH1992 · hem.mahthey(masc.)רִמּ֔וּנִיH7411 · ra.mahto shootכֹּהֲנַ֥יH3548 · ko.henpriestוּזְקֵנַ֖יH2205 · za.qenold: elderבָּעִ֣ירH5892 · irexcitementגָּוָ֑עוּH1478 · ga.vato dieכִּֽי־H3588 · kiforבִקְשׁ֥וּH1245 · ba.qashto seekאֹ֙כֶל֙H400 · o.khelfoodלָ֔מוֹH9038 · hemthemוְיָשִׁ֖יבוּH7725 · shuvto return: returnאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]נַפְשָֽׁם׃ סH5315 · ne.pheshsoul
Cross-references
Lamentations 1:2She weepeth sore in the night, and her tears [are] on her cheeks: among all her lovers she hath none to comfort [her]: all her friends have dealt treacherously with her, they are become her enemies.Lamentations 1:11All her people sigh, they seek bread; they have given their pleasant things for meat to relieve the soul: see, O LORD, and consider; for I am become vile.Lamentations 2:20Behold, O LORD, and consider to whom thou hast done this. Shall the women eat their fruit, [and] children of a span long? shall the priest and the prophet be slain in the sanctuary of the Lord?Job 19:13-19He hath put my brethren far from me, and mine acquaintance are verily estranged from me.Lamentations 5:12Princes are hanged up by their hand: the faces of elders were not honoured.Jeremiah 30:14All thy lovers have forgotten thee; they seek thee not; for I have wounded thee with the wound of an enemy, with the chastisement of a cruel one, for the multitude of thine iniquity; [because] thy sins were increased.Jeremiah 37:7-9Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; Thus shall ye say to the king of Judah, that sent you unto me to inquire of me; Behold, Pharaoh’s army, which is come forth to help you, shall return to Egypt into their own land.Jeremiah 23:11-15For both prophet and priest are profane; yea, in my house have I found their wickedness, saith the LORD.Jeremiah 2:28But where [are] thy gods that thou hast made thee? let them arise, if they can save thee in the time of thy trouble: for [according to] the number of thy cities are thy gods, O Judah.Jeremiah 27:13-15Why will ye die, thou and thy people, by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, as the LORD hath spoken against the nation that will not serve the king of Babylon?Jeremiah 14:15-18Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the prophets that prophesy in my name, and I sent them not, yet they say, Sword and famine shall not be in this land; By sword and famine shall those prophets be consumed.Lamentations 4:17As for us, our eyes as yet failed for our vain help: in our watching we have watched for a nation [that] could not save [us].Lamentations 4:7-9Her Nazarites were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk, they were more ruddy in body than rubies, their polishing [was] of sapphire:
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