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25 “How are the mighty fallen
    in the midst of the battle!

“Jonathan lies slain upon thy high places.
26     I am distressed for you, my brother Jonathan;
very pleasant have you been to me;
    your love to me was wonderful,
    passing the love of women.[a]

27 “How are the mighty fallen,
    and the weapons of war perished!”

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Footnotes

  1. 1.26 Vulgate adds, “As the mother loveth her only son, so did I love thee.”

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