Lam 1:19 | NASB2020 | STEP | “I called to my lovers , but they deserted me; My priests and my elders perished in the city While they sought food to restore their strength themselves.

‏ Lamentations 1:19

19 “I ^acalled to my lovers, but they deserted me;
My ^bpriests and my elders perished in the city
While they sought food to ^crestore their ^{▼▼Lit soul}strength themselves.