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languished

Meaning of “languished”

Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of languish, meaning to grow weak, faint, or feeble; to pine or waste away.

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First occurrence: Lamentations 2:8

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Lamentations 2:8
The Lord hath purposed to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion: he hath stretched out a line, he hath not withdrawn his hand from destroying: therefore he made the rampart and the wall to lament; they languished together.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Lamentations 2:8 · retained source text

The LORD hath purposed to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion: he hath stretched out a line: he hath not withdrawen his hand from destroying: therefore hee made the rampart and the wall to lament: they languished together.

1611 marginal noteHebr. swallowing vp.

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