“lover” in the Douay-Rheims Bible

The word lover appears 4 times in the Douay-Rheims Bible. The first 4 matching verses are shown below.

1. Wisdom 8:2 Her have I loved, and have sought her out from my youth, and have desired to take for my spouse, and I became a lover of her beauty.
2. Jeremias 3:20 But as a woman that despiseth her lover, so hath the house of Israel despised me, saith the Lord.
3. 2 Machabees 14:37 Now Razias, one of the ancients of Jerusalem, was accused to Nicanor, a man that was a lover of the city, and of good report, who for his kindness was called the father of the Jews.
4. 2 Machabees 15:14 Then Onias answering, said: This is a lover of his brethren, and of the people of Israel: this is he that prayeth much for the people, and for all the holy city, Jeremias, the prophet of God.

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