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Lamentations 1:19

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
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.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE

I reached out to everyone I thought I could count on, but they all let me down. My spiritual leaders and the wise people I looked up to? They died right here in the city while desperately searching for food just to survive.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Sometimes the people you trust most will abandon you when you need them most.

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