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.
LXX2012
Lamentations 1:19
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.
Parallel Translations
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.
“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.
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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