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forborn

Meaning of “forborn”

Refrained or ceased.

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First occurrence: Jeremiah 51:30

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Jeremiah 51:30
The mighty men of Babylon have forborn to fight, they have remained in their holds: their might hath failed; they became as women: they have burned her dwellingplaces; her bars are broken.
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The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 51:30 · retained source text

The mightie men of Babylon haue forborne to fight: they haue remained in their holdes: their might hath failed, they became as women: they haue burnt their dwelling places: her barres are broken.

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