איכה 1:19

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.

— איכה 1:19, King James Version
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Context

This verse from איכה Chapter 1 connects to 10 cross-references. The first lament personifies Jerusalem as a widow, formerly great among nations, now grieving and desolate, her roads mourning, her priests groaning, her children gone. Judah has gone into exile. The poem is an alphabetic acrostic in which Zion confesses …

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תרגומים נוספים

ASV

I called for my lovers, butthey deceived me: My priests and mine elders gave up the ghost in the city, While they sought them food to refresh their souls.

YLT

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.

BBE

I sent for my lovers, but they were false to me: my priests and my responsible men were breathing their last breath in the town, while they were looking for food to give them new life.

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