Lamentations 1:19

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.
BSB · Berean Standard 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.
KJV · King James Version
“I called for my lovers, but they deceived me. My priests and my elders gave up the spirit in the city, while they sought food for themselves to refresh their souls.
WEB · World English 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 them food to refresh their souls.
ASV · American Standard Version

Related passages

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.

for
Lamentations 1:2; Lamentations 4:17; Job 19:13–19; Jeremiah 2:28; Jeremiah 30:14; Jeremiah 37:7–9
my priests
Lamentations 1:11; Lamentations 2:20; Lamentations 4:7–9; Lamentations 5:12; Jeremiah 14:15–18; Jeremiah 23:11–15; Jeremiah 27:13–15