Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “From on high he sent fire, sent it down into my bones. He spread a net for my feet and turned me back. He made me desolate, faint all the day long. New Living Translation “He has sent fire from heaven that burns in my bones. He has placed a trap in my path and turned me back. He has left me devastated, racked with sickness all day long. English Standard Version “From on high he sent fire; into my bones he made it descend; he spread a net for my feet; he turned me back; he has left me stunned, faint all the day long. Berean Standard Bible He sent fire from on high, and it overpowered my bones. He spread a net for my feet and turned me back. He made me desolate, faint all the day long. King James Bible From above hath he sent fire into my bones, and it prevaileth against them: he hath spread a net for my feet, he hath turned me back: he hath made me desolate and faint all the day. New King James Version “From above He has sent fire into my bones, And it overpowered them; He has spread a net for my feet And turned me back; He has made me desolate And faint all the day. New American Standard Bible “From the height He sent fire into my bones, And it dominated them. He has spread a net for my feet; He has turned me back; He has made me desolate, Faint all day long. NASB 1995 “From on high He sent fire into my bones, And it prevailed over them. He has spread a net for my feet; He has turned me back; He has made me desolate, Faint all day long. NASB 1977 “From on high He sent fire into my bones, And it prevailed over them; He has spread a net for my feet; He has turned me back; He has made me desolate, Faint all day long. Legacy Standard Bible From on high He sent fire into my bones, And it dominated them. He has spread a net for my feet; He has turned me back; He has made me desolate, Faint all day long. Amplified Bible “From on high He sent fire into my bones, And it prevailed over them. He has spread a net for my feet; He has turned me back. He has made me desolate and hopelessly miserable, Faint all the day long. Christian Standard Bible He sent fire from on high into my bones; he made it descend. He spread a net for my feet and turned me back. He made me desolate, sick all day long. Holman Christian Standard Bible He sent fire from heaven into my bones; He made it descend. He spread a net for my feet and turned me back. He made me desolate, sick all day long. American Standard Version From on high hath he sent fire into my bones, and it prevaileth against them; He hath spread a net for my feet, he hath turned me back: He hath made me desolate and faint all the day. Contemporary English Version From heaven you sent a fire that burned in my bones; you set a trap for my feet and made me turn back. All day long you leave me in shock from constant pain. English Revised Version From on high hath he sent fire into my bones, and it prevaileth against them: he hath spread a net for my feet, he hath turned me back; he hath made me desolate and faint all the day. GOD'S WORD® Translation He sent fire from above. He made it go deep into my bones. He spread a net for my feet. He made me turn back. He has left me devastated. He has made me sick all day long. Good News Translation "He sent fire from above, a fire that burned inside me. He set a trap for me and brought me to the ground. Then he abandoned me and left me in constant pain. International Standard Version He sent fire from on high, making it penetrate my bones. He stretched out a net at my feet, forcing me to turn back. He made me desolate; I'm fainting all day long. Majority Standard Bible He sent fire from on high, and it overpowered my bones. He spread a net for my feet and turned me back. He made me desolate, faint all the day long. NET Bible He sent down fire into my bones, and it overcame them. He spread out a trapper's net for my feet; he made me turn back. He has made me desolate; I am faint all day long. New Heart English Bible From on high he has sent fire into my bones, and it overcame them. He has spread a net for my feet, he has turned me back. He has made me desolate and faint all the day. Webster's Bible Translation From above hath he sent fire into my bones, and it prevaileth against them: he hath spread a net for my feet, he hath turned me back: he hath made me desolate and faint all the day. World English Bible “From on high has he sent fire into my bones, and it prevails against them. He has spread a net for my feet. He has turned me back. He has made me desolate and I faint all day long. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionFrom above He has sent fire into my bone, "" And it subdues it, He has spread a net for my feet, "" He has turned me backward, "" He has made me desolate—all the day sick. Young's Literal Translation From above He hath sent fire into my bone, And it subdueth it, He hath spread a net for my feet, He hath turned me backward, He hath made me desolate -- all the day sick. Smith's Literal Translation From height he sent fire into my bones, and it brought them down: he spread a net for my feet, he turned me away behind: he gave me desolation, being sad all the day. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleMem. From above he hath sent fire into my bones, and hath chastised me: he hath spread a net for my feet, he hath turned me back: he hath made me desolate, wasted with sorrow all the day long. Catholic Public Domain Version MEM. From on high, he has sent fire into my bones, and he has educated me. He has spread a net for my feet; he has turned me back. He has placed me in desolation, consumed by grief, all day long. New American Bible From on high he hurled fire down into my very bones; He spread out a net for my feet, and turned me back. He has left me desolate, in misery all day long. New Revised Standard Version From on high he sent fire; it went deep into my bones; he spread a net for my feet; he turned me back; he has left me stunned, faint all day long. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleFrom above he sent fire into my bones, and it has brought me low; he has spread a net for my feet, he has turned me back; he has delivered me to the sword and I am miserable all the day. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Mem From the high place he sent fire into my bones, and he brought me down. He spread a net for my feet and he turned me backward and gave me to the sword, and every day I am wretched OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917From on high hath He sent fire Into my bones, and it prevaileth against them; He hath spread a net for my feet, He hath turned me back; He hath made me desolate And faint all the day. Brenton Septuagint Translation MEM. He has sent fire from his lofty habitation, he has brought it into my bones: he has spread a net for my feet, he has turned me back: he has made me desolate and mourning all the day. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context How Lonely Lies the City…12Is this nothing to you, all you who pass by? Look around and see! Is there any sorrow like mine, which was inflicted on me, which the LORD made me suffer on the day of His fierce anger? 13He sent fire from on high, and it overpowered my bones. He spread a net for my feet and turned me back. He made me desolate, faint all the day long. 14My transgressions are bound into a yoke, knit together by His hand; they are draped over my neck, and the Lord has broken my strength. He has delivered me into the hands of those I cannot withstand.… Cross References Deuteronomy 32:22 For a fire has been kindled by My anger, and it burns to the depths of Sheol; it consumes the earth and its produce, and scorches the foundations of the mountains. Ezekiel 22:21 Yes, I will gather you together and blow on you with the fire of My wrath, and you will be melted within the city. Jeremiah 15:14 Then I will enslave you to your enemies in a land you do not know, for My anger will kindle a fire that will burn against you.” Jeremiah 17:4 And you yourself will relinquish the inheritance that I gave you. I will enslave you to your enemies in a land that you do not know, for you have kindled My anger; it will burn forever.” Isaiah 42:25 So He poured out on them His furious anger and the fierceness of battle. It enveloped them in flames, but they did not understand; it consumed them, but they did not take it to heart. Psalm 18:8 Smoke rose from His nostrils, and consuming fire came from His mouth; glowing coals blazed forth. Psalm 66:12 You let men ride over our heads; we went through fire and water, but You brought us into abundance. Job 18:5-6 Indeed, the lamp of the wicked is extinguished; the flame of his fire does not glow. / The light in his tent grows dark, and the lamp beside him goes out. Isaiah 5:24 Therefore, as a tongue of fire consumes the straw, and as dry grass shrivels in the flame, so their roots will decay and their blossoms will blow away like dust; for they have rejected the instruction of the LORD of Hosts and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel. Ezekiel 20:47-48 Say to the forest of the Negev: Hear the word of the LORD! This is what the Lord GOD says: I am about to ignite in you a fire, and it will devour all your trees, both green and dry. The blazing flame will not be quenched, and by it every face from south to north will be scorched. / Then all people will see that I, the LORD, have kindled it; it will not be quenched.” Matthew 3:12 His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.” Luke 12:49 I have come to ignite a fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled! 1 Corinthians 3:13 his workmanship will be evident, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will prove the quality of each man’s work. 2 Thessalonians 1:8 in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. Revelation 8:7 Then the first angel sounded his trumpet, and hail and fire mixed with blood were hurled down upon the earth. A third of the earth was burned up, along with a third of the trees and all the green grass. Treasury of Scripture From above has he sent fire into my bones, and it prevails against them: he has spread a net for my feet, he has turned me back: he has made me desolate and faint all the day. above Lamentations 2:3,4 He hath cut off in his fierce anger all the horn of Israel: he hath drawn back his right hand from before the enemy, and he burned against Jacob like a flaming fire, which devoureth round about… Deuteronomy 32:21-25 They have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God; they have provoked me to anger with their vanities: and I will move them to jealousy with those which are not a people; I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation… Job 30:30 My skin is black upon me, and my bones are burned with heat. he hath spread Lamentations 4:17-20 As for us, our eyes as yet failed for our vain help: in our watching we have watched for a nation that could not save us… Job 18:8 For he is cast into a net by his own feet, and he walketh upon a snare. Job 19:6 Know now that God hath overthrown me, and hath compassed me with his net. he hath turned Psalm 35:4 Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul: let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt. Psalm 70:2,3 Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul: let them be turned backward, and put to confusion, that desire my hurt… Psalm 129:5 Let them all be confounded and turned back that hate Zion. desolate Lamentations 1:22 Let all their wickedness come before thee; and do unto them, as thou hast done unto me for all my transgressions: for my sighs are many, and my heart is faint. Lamentations 5:17 For this our heart is faint; for these things our eyes are dim. Deuteronomy 28:65 And among these nations shalt thou find no ease, neither shall the sole of thy foot have rest: but the LORD shall give thee there a trembling heart, and failing of eyes, and sorrow of mind: Jump to Previous Bones Descend Desolate Faint Feeble Feet Fire High Net Overcome Prevailed Prevaileth Prevails Spread Stretched Stunned Turned WasteJump to Next Bones Descend Desolate Faint Feeble Feet Fire High Net Overcome Prevailed Prevaileth Prevails Spread Stretched Stunned Turned WasteLamentations 1 1. The miseries of Jerusalem and of the Jews lamented12. The attention of beholders demanded to this unprecedented case 18. The justice of God acknowledged, and his mercy supplicated. He sent fire from on high This phrase evokes the imagery of divine judgment and wrath. The "fire from on high" symbolizes God's righteous anger and the consuming nature of His judgment. In the Hebrew context, fire often represents purification and destruction. The historical backdrop here is the destruction of Jerusalem, where the Babylonians, as instruments of God's judgment, brought devastation. Theologically, this reflects the seriousness of sin and the holiness of God, who cannot tolerate iniquity. and made it go deep into my bones He spread a net for my feet and turned me back He made me desolate faint all the day long He hath turned me back . . .--The phrase points not to the defeat and flight of battle, but, completing the figure of the net, paints the failure of every effort to escape. The word for "desolate" implies, as in the case of Tamar (2Samuel 13:20), an utter, hopeless misery. Verse 13. - Three figures - fire, a net, sickness, for the calamities which have come upon Jerusalem. From above; i.e. from heaven. Spread a net for my feet, as though I were a wild beast (comp. Jeremiah 18:22). Turned me back. The consequence of being entangled in the net was that he could go no further, but fell into the hands of his pursuers.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew He sentשָֽׁלַח־ (šā·laḥ-) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out fire אֵ֥שׁ (’êš) Noun - common singular Strong's 784: A fire from on high; מִמָּר֛וֹם (mim·mā·rō·wm) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4791: Altitude He made it seep וַיִּרְדֶּ֑נָּה (way·yir·den·nāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 7287: To tread down, subjugate, to crumble off into my bones; בְּעַצְמֹתַ֖י (bə·‘aṣ·mō·ṯay) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular Strong's 6106: A bone, the body, the substance, selfsame He spread פָּרַ֨שׂ (pā·raś) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6566: To break apart, disperse a net רֶ֤שֶׁת (re·šeṯ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 7568: A net for my feet לְרַגְלַי֙ (lə·raḡ·lay) Preposition-l | Noun - fdc | first person common singular Strong's 7272: A foot, a step, the pudenda and turned הֱשִׁיבַ֣נִי (hĕ·šî·ḇa·nî) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again me back. אָח֔וֹר (’ā·ḥō·wr) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 268: The hinder part, behind, backward, the West He made נְתָנַ֙נִי֙ (nə·ṯā·na·nî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set me desolate, שֹֽׁמֵמָ֔ה (šō·mê·māh) Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular Strong's 8076: Devastated faint דָּוָֽה׃ (dā·wāh) Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 1739: Faint, unwell all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every the day long. הַיּ֖וֹם (hay·yō·wm) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3117: A day Links Lamentations 1:13 NIVLamentations 1:13 NLT Lamentations 1:13 ESV Lamentations 1:13 NASB Lamentations 1:13 KJV Lamentations 1:13 BibleApps.com Lamentations 1:13 Biblia Paralela Lamentations 1:13 Chinese Bible Lamentations 1:13 French Bible Lamentations 1:13 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Lamentations 1:13 From on high has he sent fire (Lam. 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