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adversary

Meaning of “adversary”

An opponent or enemy; one who resists or accuses.

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22 occurrences21 verses14 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Exodus 23:22

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Lamentations 1:10
The adversary hath spread out his hand upon all her pleasant things: for she hath seen that the heathen entered into her sanctuary, whom thou didst command that they should not enter into thy congregation.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Lamentations 1:10 · retained source text

The aduersarie hath spread out his hand vpon all her pleasant things: for she hath seene that the heathen entred into her Sanctuarie, whom thou didst command that they should not enter into thy congregation.

1611 marginal noteOr, desireable.

1611 marginal noteDeu.23.3

Lamentations 2:4
He hath bent his bow like an enemy: he stood with his right hand as an adversary, and slew all that were pleasant to the eye in the tabernacle of the daughter of Zion: he poured out his fury like fire.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Lamentations 2:4 · retained source text

He hath bent his bow like an enemy: he stood with his right hand as an aduersary, and slew all that were pleasant to the eye, in the tabernacle of the daughter of Zion: he powred out his furie like fire.

1611 marginal noteHeb. all the desireable of the eye.

Lamentations 4:12
The kings of the earth, and all the inhabitants of the world, would not have believed that the adversary and the enemy should have entered into the gates of Jerusalem.
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1611 witness · Lamentations 4:12 · retained source text

The kings of the earth, and all the inhabitants of the world would not haue beleeued, that the aduersarie and the enemie should haue entred into the gates of Ierusalem.

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