19. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Lamentations 1:19:1 ⧉קָרָ֤אתִיkaratiI called Lamentations 1:19:2 ⧉לַֽמְאַהֲבַי֙lameahavaito my lovers Lamentations 1:19:3 ⧉הֵ֣מָּהhemmathey Lamentations 1:19:4 ⧉רִמּ֔וּנִיrimmunideceived me Lamentations 1:19:5 ⧉כֹּהֲנַ֥יkohanaimy priests Lamentations 1:19:6 ⧉וּזְקֵנַ֖יuzekenaiand my elders Lamentations 1:19:7 ⧉בָּעִ֣ירbairin the city Lamentations 1:19:8 ⧉גָּוָ֑עוּgavauperished Lamentations 1:19:9 ⧉כִּֽי־בִקְשׁ֥וּkivikshufor they sought Lamentations 1:19:10 ⧉אֹ֙כֶל֙okhelfood Lamentations 1:19:11 ⧉לָ֔מוֹlamofor themselves or for them Lamentations 1:19:12 ⧉וְיָשִׁ֖יבוּveyashivuand to restore Lamentations 1:19:13 ⧉אֶת־נַפְשָֽׁם׃סetnafshamtheir life or their soul |
19. Formal Translation I called to my lovers, but they deceived me; my priests and my elders perished in the city as they searched for food to restore the soul. |
19. Dynamic Translation I cried out to my allies, but they betrayed me. My priests and elders died in the city while searching for food to sustain their lives. |