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# I called for my lovers
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The word "lovers" is a metaphor for the other nations that the people of Judah hoped would help them fight their enemy. Alternate translation: "I called for my allies to help me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# they were treacherous toward me
This means that they betrayed him. Alternate translation: "they betrayed me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])
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# to restore their lives
"to save their lives" or "to restore their strength"