Lamentations 1:19 — Bible Verse (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.”
Lamentations 1:19 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Lamentations 1:19 in 6 Bible Translations
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Lamentations 1:19 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““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.”
Lamentations 1:19 — World English Bible
Lamentations 1:19 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Lamentations 1:19 — American Standard Version
Lamentations 1:19 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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.”
Lamentations 1:19 — Young's Literal Translation
Lamentations 1:19 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“I called for my lovers, they have deceived me; my priests and mine elders have expired in the city, while they sought them food to revive their soul. ”
Lamentations 1:19 — Darby Translation
Lamentations 1:19 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“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.”
Lamentations 1:19 — Geneva Bible
Lamentations 1:19 in Context — Lamentations 1
17 Zion spreadeth forth her hands, and there is none to comfort her: the Lord hath commanded concerning Jacob, that his adversaries should be round about him: Jerusalem is as a menstruous woman among them.
18 The Lord is righteous; for I have rebelled against his commandment: hear, I pray you, all people, and behold my sorrow: my virgins and my young men are gone into captivity.
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.
20 Behold, O Lord; for I am in distress: my bowels are troubled; mine heart is turned within me; for I have grievously rebelled: abroad the sword bereaveth, at home there is as death.
21 They have heard that I sigh: there is none to comfort me: all mine enemies have heard of my trouble; they are glad that thou hast done it: thou wilt bring the day that thou hast called, and they shall be like unto me.
What Does Lamentations 1:19 Mean?
Lamentations 1:19 is a verse from the Book of Lamentations, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Lamentations chapter 1. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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