Verse Comparison: Lamentations 1:19
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified® Bible
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.
Contemporary English Version
I called out to my lovers, but they betrayed me. My priests and my leaders died while searching the city for scraps of food.
Darby English Version
I called for my lovers, they have deceived me; my priests and mine elders have expired in the city, while they sought them food to revive their soul.
Good News Bible
"I called to my allies, but they refused to help me. The priests and the leaders died in the city streets, Looking for food to keep themselves alive.
King James Version
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.
New American Standard Bible
"I called to my lovers, {but} they deceived me; My priests and my elders perished in the city While they sought food to restore their strength themselves.
New International Version
"I called to my allies
but they betrayed me.
My priests and my elders
perished in the city
while they searched for food
to keep themselves alive.
New King James Version
“ I called for my lovers,
But they deceived me;
My priests and my elders
Breathed their last in the city,
While they sought food
To restore their life.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"I called to my lovers, but they deceived me; My priests and my elders perished in the city While they sought food to restore their strength themselves.
Revised Standard Version
"I called to my lovers but they deceived me; my priests and elders perished in the city, while they sought food to revive their strength.
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.