Servants have ruled over us: there is none that doth deliver us out of their hand.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Lamentations 5:8 · retained source text
Seruants haue ruled ouer vs: there is none that doeth deliuer vs out of their hand.
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ruled
Meaning of “ruled”
Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of rule, meaning to govern, lead, direct, control, or exercise authority.
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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
13 occurrences13 verses11 booksKJV PCE
First occurrence: Genesis 24:2
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Webster 1828
Open source edition ↗Governed; controlled; conducted; managed; established by decision.