Lamentations · אֵיכָה

Lamentations 1:19

קָרָ֤אתִי לַמְאַהֲבַי֙ הֵ֣מָּה רִמּ֔וּנִי כֹּהֲנַ֥י וּזְקֵנַ֖י בָּעִ֣יר גָּוָ֑עוּ כִּ֥י בִקְשׁ֤וּ אֹ֙כֶל֙ לָהֶ֔ם וְיָשִׁ֖יבוּ אֶת נַפְשָֽׁם׃
qaraʾtiy lamʾahabay hemah rimvniy kohanay vzqenay baʿiyr gavaʿv kiy biqshv ʾokel lahem vyashiybv ʾet napsham
King James Version (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.

Modern English

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.

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