Lamentations 1:19
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
I called out to my lovers, but they have betrayed me. My priests and elders perished in the city while they searched for food to keep themselves alive.

Young's Literal Translation
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.

King James Bible
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.

Hebrew
I called out
קָרָ֤אתִי (qā·rā·ṯî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read

to my lovers,
לַֽמְאַהֲבַי֙ (lam·’a·hă·ḇay)
Preposition-l, Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's 157: To have affection f

but they
הֵ֣מָּה (hêm·māh)
Pronoun - third person masculine plural
Strong's 1992: They

have betrayed me.
רִמּ֔וּנִי (rim·mū·nî)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural | first person common singular
Strong's 7411: To hurl, to shoot, to delude, betray

My priests
כֹּהֲנַ֥י (kō·hă·nay)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's 3548: Priest

and elders
וּזְקֵנַ֖י (ū·zə·qê·nay)
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's 2205: Old

perished
גָּוָ֑עוּ (gā·wā·‘ū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 1478: To breathe out, expire

in the city
בָּעִ֣יר (bā·‘îr)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 5892: Excitement

while
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

they searched for
בִקְשׁ֥וּ (ḇiq·šū)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 1245: To search out, to strive after

food
אֹ֙כֶל֙ (’ō·ḵel)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 400: Food

to keep themselves alive.
וְיָשִׁ֖יבוּ (wə·yā·šî·ḇū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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