Lamentations 1:19 - King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

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Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

I [Jerusalem] called to my lovers [allies], but they deceived me. My priests and my elders expired in the city while they sought food to save their lives.

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

I called to my lovers, but they deceived me. My priests and my elders have perished in the city; they were looking for food to survive.

Catholic Public Domain Version

COPH. I called for my friends, but they deceived me. My priests and my elders have been consumed in the city. For they were seeking their food, so as to revive their life.