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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.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
I called bewray Verb H7121 קָרָ֤אתִי ka·ra·ti
for my lovers loved Verb H157 לַֽמְאַהֲבַי֙ lam·'a·ha·vai
[but] they deceived beguile Verb H7411 רִמּ֔וּנִי rim·mu·ni,
me my priests chief ruler Noun H3548 כֹּהֲנַ֥י ko·ha·nai
and mine elders aged Adjective H2205 וּזְקֵנַ֖י u·ze·ke·nai
gave up the ghost die Verb H1478 גָּוָ֑עוּ ga·va·'u;
in the city Ai Noun H5892 בָּעִ֣יר ba·'ir
While inasmuch Conjunction H3588 כִּֽי־ ki-
while they sought ask Verb H1245 בִקְשׁ֥וּ vik·shu
their meat eating Noun H400 אֹ֙כֶל֙ o·chel
to relieve break Verb H7725 וְיָשִׁ֖יבוּ ve·ya·shi·vu
their souls any Noun H5315 נַפְשָֽׁם׃ naf·sham.

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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 Greek English I "I called for to my lovers, but they deceived me: my me; My priests and mine my elders gave up the ghost perished in the city, while city While they sought food to restore their meat to relieve their souls.strength themselves.
New American Standard Bible 1995 I "I called for to my lovers, but they deceived me: my me; My priests and mine my elders gave up the ghost perished in the city, while city While they sought food to restore their meat to relieve their souls.strength themselves.