Koph. I called my lovers, but they deceived me: my priests and my elders failed in the city; for they sought meat that they might restore their souls, and found [it] not.
KJV
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.
Parallel Translations
KOPH. I called my lovers, but they deceived me: my priests and my elders failed in the city; for they sought meat that they might restore their souls, and found [it] not.
“I called for my lovers, but they deceived me. My priests and my elders gave up the spirit in the city, while they sought food for themselves to refresh their souls.
I called for my louers, but they deceiued me: my Priestes and mine Elders perished in the citie while they sought their meate to refresh their soules.
Cross References
Lamentations 1:11Lamentations 2:20Lamentations 1:2Job 19:13–19Jeremiah 27:13–15Jeremiah 23:11–15Jeremiah 14:15–18Lamentations 4:17Lamentations 5:12Lamentations 4:7–9Jeremiah 30:14Jeremiah 2:28Jeremiah 37:7–9
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