What does Lamentations 1:19 mean?
ESV: “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.
NIV: I called to my allies but they betrayed me. My priests and my elders perished in the city while they searched for food to keep themselves alive.
NASB: I called to my lovers, but they deserted me; My priests and my elders perished in the city While they sought food to restore their strength themselves.
CSB: 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.
NLT: '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.
KJV: 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.
NKJV: “I called for my lovers, But they deceived me; My priests and my elders Breathed their last in the city, While they sought food To restore their life.
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