Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleI 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 outקָרָ֤אתִי (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 |