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battlements

Meaning of “battlements”

Raised protective works or barriers upon a wall or roof.

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First occurrence: Jeremiah 5:10

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Jeremiah 5:10
¶ Go ye up upon her walls, and destroy; but make not a full end: take away her battlements; for they are not the Lord’s.
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The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 5:10 · retained source text

¶ Goe yee vp vpon her walles, and destroy, but make not a full ende: take away her battlements, for they are not the LORDs.

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