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lovers

Meaning of “lovers”

Sense 1: Persons who love, or close friends joined by affection. Sense 2: Persons joined in improper or unlawful affection.

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23 occurrences22 verses6 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Psalms 38:11

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Lamentations 1:2
She weepeth sore in the night, and her tears are on her cheeks: among all her lovers she hath none to comfort her: all her friends have dealt treacherously with her, they are become her enemies.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Lamentations 1:2 · retained source text

Shee weepeth sore in the night, and her teares are on her cheekes: among all her louers she hath none to comfort her, all her friends haue dealt treacherously with her, they are become her enemies.

1611 marginal noteIer.13.17.

1611 marginal noteIob.7.3.

Lamentations 1:19
I called for my lovers, but they deceived me: my priests and mine elders gave up the ghost in the city, while they sought their meat to relieve their souls.
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1611 witness · Lamentations 1:19 · retained source text

I called for my louers, but they deceiued me: my priests and mine elders gaue vp the ghost in the citie, while they sought their meat to relieue their soules

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