Psalms 88:18
Lover and friend hast thou put far from me, and mine acquaintance into darkness.
Louer and friend hast thou put farre from me: and mine acquaintance into darkenesse.
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- Psalms 88:8Rank 1 from verse 18
- Psalms 38:11Rank 2 from verse 18
- Job 19:12–15Rank 3 from verse 18
12His troops come together, and raise up their way against me, and encamp round about my tabernacle.
13He hath put my brethren far from me, and mine acquaintance are verily estranged from me.
14My kinsfolk have failed, and my familiar friends have forgotten me.
15They that dwell in mine house, and my maids, count me for a stranger: I am an alien in their sight.
12His troupes come together, and raise vp their way against me, and encampe round about my tabernacle.
13Hee hath put my brethren farre from me, and mine acquaintance are verely estranged from me.
14My kinsefolke haue failed, and my familiar friends haue forgotten me.
15They that dwell in mine house, and my maides count me for a stranger: I am an aliant in their sight.
- Psalms 31:11Rank 4 from verse 18
11I was a reproach among all mine enemies, but especially among my neighbours, and a fear to mine acquaintance: they that did see me without fled from me.
11I was a reproch among all mine enemies, but especially among my neighbours, and a feare to mine acquaintance: they that did see me without, fled from me.
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Psalms 88:18
A close friend.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893
One joined to another by affection, goodwill, or alliance; to support or befriend.
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Sense 1: Have: possess, hold, receive, or experience. Sense 2: Used as an auxiliary verb.
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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
To place, set, lay, appoint, bring into a condition, or cause to be.
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acquaintance
A person known or familiar to one.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Sense 1: Absence of light. Sense 2: Obscurity, ignorance, distress, or moral evil by figure.
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17They came round about me daily like water; they compassed me about together.
17‖They came round about mee daily like water: they compassed mee about together.
18Lover and friend hast thou put far from me, and mine acquaintance into darkness.
18Louer and friend hast thou put farre from me: and mine acquaintance into darkenesse.
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