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13 “He sent fire from above
    that went ·down [deep] into my bones.
He ·stretched [spread] out a net for my feet
    and turned me back.
He made me so ·sad and lonely [desolate]
    that I am ·weak [faint; sick] all day.

14 “He ·has noticed my sins [or bound my transgressions into a yoke];
    they are ·tied together [intertwined] by his hands;
they hang around my neck.
    ·He has turned my strength into weakness [L My strength falters].
The Lord has handed me over
    to those who ·are stronger than I [L I cannot stand against].

15 “The Lord has rejected
    all my mighty men ·inside my walls [L in my midst].
He ·brought an army [or proclaimed a time] against me
    to ·destroy [break] my young men.
As if in a winepress, the Lord has ·crushed [trampled]
    the ·capital city [L virgin daughter] of Judah [Is. 63:1–6].

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13 “From on high he sent fire,
    sent it down into my bones.(A)
He spread a net(B) for my feet
    and turned me back.
He made me desolate,(C)
    faint(D) all the day long.

14 “My sins have been bound into a yoke[a];(E)
    by his hands they were woven together.
They have been hung on my neck,
    and the Lord has sapped my strength.
He has given me into the hands(F)
    of those I cannot withstand.

15 “The Lord has rejected
    all the warriors in my midst;(G)
he has summoned an army(H) against me
    to[b] crush my young men.(I)
In his winepress(J) the Lord has trampled(K)
    Virgin Daughter(L) Judah.

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Footnotes

  1. Lamentations 1:14 Most Hebrew manuscripts; many Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint He kept watch over my sins
  2. Lamentations 1:15 Or has set a time for me / when he will