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Lamentations 1:19

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19“I called to my alliesk

but they betrayed me.

My priests and my elders

perishedl in the city

while they searched for food

to keep themselves alive.

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Cross references

  1. kSee Jer 22:20
  2. lSee Jer 14:15; La 2:20

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“I called to my lovers,

but they deceived me;

my priests and elders

perished in the city,

while they sought food

to revive their strength.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

I called to my lovers,

but they betrayed me.

My priests and elders

perished in the city

while searching for food

to keep themselves alive.

NLTNew Living Translation

“I begged my allies for help,

but they betrayed me.

My priests and leaders

starved to death in the city,

even as they searched for food

to save their lives.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

I have called to my lovers,

they themselves deceived me;

my priests and elders perished in the city

when they sought food for themselves

to revive their life.

KJV 1900King 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.