InterlinearVerse GEN EXO LEV NUM DEU JOB JOS JDG RUTH 1 SAM 2 SAM PSA AMOS HOS 1 KI 2 KI 1 CHR 2 CHR PROV ECC SNG JOEL MIC ISA ZEP HAB JER LAM YNA (JNA) NAH OBA DAN EZE EZRA EST NEH HAG ZEC MAL 2 PS WIS TOB MAN BAR DNG GES LES ESG JDT 3 MAC SIR 1 MAC 2 MAC 4 MAC YHN (JHN) MARK MAT LUKE ACTs YAC (JAM) GAL 1 TH 2 TH 1 COR 2 COR ROM COL LAO PHM EPH PHP 1 TIM TIT 1 PET 2 PET 2 TIM HEB YUD (JUD) 1 YHN (1 JHN) 2 YHN (2 JHN) 3 YHN (3 JHN) REV
InterlinearVerse Lam C2 C3 C4 C5
Lam 1 V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 V6 V7 V8 V9 V10 V11 V12 V13 V14 V15 V16 V17 V18 V20 V21 V22
OET-LV I_called to_lovers_of_my they they_betrayed_me priests_of_my and_my_of_elders in_city they_perished if/because they_sought food for_themselves and_they_restored DOM life_of_their.
OET (OET-RV) I called to my lovers but they deceived me.
⇔ My priests and my elders perished in the city,
⇔ while they searched for food to stay alive.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet
הֵ֣מָּה רִמּ֔וּנִי
(Some words not found in UHB: called to,lovers_of,my they(emph) they,betrayed_me priests_of,my and,my_of,elders in,city perished that/for/because/then/when sought food for,themselves and,they_restored DOM life_of,their )
The repetition of the pronoun they, they is an emphatic form. Jerusalem is using the repetition for emphasis to express the depth of betrayal. If it would be clearer for your readers, you could express the emphasis with a single phrase. Alternate translation: [they completely deceived me]
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / euphemism
גָּוָ֑עוּ
(Some words not found in UHB: called to,lovers_of,my they(emph) they,betrayed_me priests_of,my and,my_of,elders in,city perished that/for/because/then/when sought food for,themselves and,they_restored DOM life_of,their )
Jerusalem is referring to death in a polite way by using the word expired. Depending on what is helpful for your readers, you could use a polite way of referring to this in your language, or you could state this plainly. Alternate translation: [passed away] or [died]
OET-LV I_called to_lovers_of_my they they_betrayed_me priests_of_my and_my_of_elders in_city they_perished if/because they_sought food for_themselves and_they_restored DOM life_of_their.
OET (OET-RV) I called to my lovers but they deceived me.
⇔ My priests and my elders perished in the city,
⇔ while they searched for food to stay alive.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.