Lamentations 1:19

“I called to my lovers; they deceived me; my priests and my elders in the city breathed their last while they sought food for themselves to bring back their life.”

Lamentations 1:19 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Lamentations 1:19, word by word

I calledקָרָאתִיkarati

cry out

To shout to YHWH for help, call on his name.

Where else “karati” appears
to my loversמְאַהֲבַmeahava

lover

One who loves another: the faithful friend or the lover.

Where else “meahava” appears
deceived meרִמּוּrimu

deceive

To deceive or betray someone.

Where else “rimu” appears
my priestsכֹּהֲנַkohana

priest

One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.

Where else “kohana” appears
and my eldersזְקֵנַzekena

elder

The senior men who led a city or the people.

Where else “zekena” appears
in the cityעִירir

city

A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.

Where else “ir” appears
breathed their lastגָּוָעוּgavau

breathe one's last

Breathe one's last, expire, die.

Where else “gavau” appears
they soughtבִקְשׁוּvikshu

seek

To go after someone or something in order to find it.

Where else “vikshu” appears
foodאֹכֶלochel

food

Food, provisions.

Where else “ochel” appears
to bring backיָשִׁיבוּyashivu

bring back

To return something, restore.

Where else “yashivu” appears
their lifeנַפְשָׁnafsha

life

Life, when it is at stake.

Where else “nafsha” appears

The context

18“Righteous is he, YHWH, for against his mouth I have rebelled; hear, please, all the peoples, and see my pain; my virgins and my young men have gone into captivity.

19 · This verse (above)

20See, YHWH, that I am in distress; my insides are in turmoil; my heart is overturned within me, for I have rebelled and rebelled; outside the sword bereaves; in the house it is like death.

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