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They have been hung on my neck, and the Lord has sapped my strength. He has given me into the hands of those I cannot withstand. <a href="/nlt/lamentations/1.htm">New Living Translation</a> “He wove my sins into ropes to hitch me to a yoke of captivity. The Lord sapped my strength and turned me over to my enemies; I am helpless in their hands. <a href="/esv/lamentations/1.htm">English Standard Version</a> “My transgressions were bound into a yoke; by his hand they were fastened together; they were set upon my neck; he caused my strength to fail; the Lord gave me into the hands of those whom I cannot withstand. <a href="/bsb/lamentations/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> My 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. <a href="/kjv/lamentations/1.htm">King James Bible</a> The yoke of my transgressions is bound by his hand: they are wreathed, and come up upon my neck: he hath made my strength to fall, the Lord hath delivered me into their hands, from whom I am not able to rise up. <a href="/nkjv/lamentations/1.htm">New King James Version</a> “The yoke of my transgressions was bound; They were woven together by His hands, And thrust upon my neck. He made my strength fail; The Lord delivered me into the hands of those whom I am not able to withstand. <a href="/nasb_/lamentations/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “The yoke of my wrongdoings is bound; By His hand they are woven together. They have come upon my neck; He has made my strength fail. The Lord has handed me over To those against whom I am not able to stand. <a href="/nasb/lamentations/1.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220The yoke of my transgressions is bound; By His hand they are knit together. They have come upon my neck; He has made my strength fail. The Lord has given me into the hands Of those against whom I am not able to stand. <a href="/nasb77/lamentations/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “The yoke of my transgressions is bound; By His hand they are knit together; They have come upon my neck; He has made my strength fail; The Lord has given me into the hands Of those against whom I am not able to stand. <a href="/lsb/lamentations/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> The yoke of my transgressions is bound; By His hand they are knit together. They have come upon my neck; He has made my strength stumble. The Lord has given me into the hands Of those against whom I am not able to stand. <a href="/amp/lamentations/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “The yoke of my transgressions is bound; By His hand they are knit and woven together. They have come upon my neck. He has made my strength fail; The Lord has put me into the hand Of those against whom I cannot stand. <a href="/csb/lamentations/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> My transgressions have been formed into a yoke, fastened together by his hand; they have been placed on my neck, and the Lord has broken my strength. He has handed me over to those I cannot withstand. <a href="/hcsb/lamentations/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> My transgressions have been formed into a yoke, fastened together by His hand; they have been placed on my neck, and the Lord has broken my strength. He has handed me over to those I cannot withstand. <a href="/asv/lamentations/1.htm">American Standard Version</a> The yoke of my transgressions is bound by his hand; They are knit together, they are come up upon my neck; he hath made my strength to fail: The Lord hath delivered me into their hands, against whom I am not able to stand. <a href="/cev/lamentations/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> You have tied my sins around my neck, and they weigh so heavily that my strength is gone. You have put me in the power of enemies too strong for me. <a href="/erv/lamentations/1.htm">English Revised Version</a> The yoke of my transgressions is bound by his hand; they are knit together, they are come up upon my neck; he hath made my strength to fail: the Lord hath delivered me into their hands, against whom I am not able to stand. <a href="/gwt/lamentations/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> My rebellious acts are a heavy burden for me. They were tied together by God's own hands. They were tied around my neck. He has weakened me [with them]. The Lord has handed me over to people I cannot oppose. <a href="/gnt/lamentations/1.htm">Good News Translation</a> "He took note of all my sins and tied them all together; He hung them around my neck, and I grew weak beneath the weight. The Lord gave me to my foes, and I was helpless against them. <a href="/isv/lamentations/1.htm">International Standard Version</a> The yoke of my sins was bound on, fastened together by his hand. They settled on my neck; he caused my strength to fail. The LORD placed me in the power of those I cannot resist. <a href="/msb/lamentations/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> My 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. <a href="/net/lamentations/1.htm">NET Bible</a> My sins are bound around my neck like a yoke; they are fastened together by his hand. He has placed his yoke on my neck; he has sapped my strength. The Lord has handed me over to those whom I cannot resist. <a href="/nheb/lamentations/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> My transgressions are bound into a yoke; by his hand they are fastened together, they are set upon my neck; he has made my strength to fail. The LORD has delivered me into their hands, against whom I am not able to stand. <a href="/wbt/lamentations/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> The yoke of my transgressions is bound by his hand: they are wreathed, and come up upon my neck: he hath made my strength to fall, the Lord hath delivered me into their hands, from whom I am not able to rise. <a href="/web/lamentations/1.htm">World English Bible</a> “The yoke of my transgressions is bound by his hand. They are knit together. They have come up on my neck. He made my strength fail. The Lord has delivered me into their hands, against whom I am not able to stand. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/lamentations/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Bound has been the yoke of my transgressions by His hand, "" They are wrapped together, "" They have gone up on my neck, "" He has caused my power to stumble, "" The Lord has given me into hands, I am not able to rise. <a href="/ylt/lamentations/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Bound hath been the yoke of my transgressions by His hand, They are wrapped together, They have gone up on my neck, He hath caused my power to stumble, The Lord hath given me into hands, I am not able to rise. <a href="/slt/lamentations/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> The yoke of my transgressions was bound by his hand: they will be woven together, they came up upon my neck: he caused my strength to fail, Jehovah gave me into the hands; I shall not be able to rise up.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/lamentations/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Nun. The yoke of my iniquities hath watched: they are folded together in his hand, and put upon my neck: my strength is weakened: the Lord hath delivered me into a hand out of which I am not able to rise. <a href="/cpdv/lamentations/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> NUN. Vigilant is the yoke of my iniquities. They have been folded together in his hand and imposed on my neck. My virtue has been weakened. The Lord has given me into a hand, out of which I am not able to rise. <a href="/nabre/lamentations/1.htm">New American Bible</a> The yoke of my rebellions is bound together, fastened by his hand. His yoke is upon my neck; he has made my strength fail. The Lord has delivered me into the grip of those I cannot resist. <a href="/nrsvce/lamentations/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> My transgressions were bound into a yoke; by his hand they were fastened together; they weigh on my neck, sapping my strength; the Lord handed me over to those whom I cannot withstand.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/lamentations/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> My sins have wrought vengeance upon me; his yokes are bound by his hands upon my neck; my strength has failed; the LORD has delivered me into the hands of those before whom I cannot stand. <a href="/hpbt/lamentations/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Nun My sins have awakened against me and by its hands its yokes are bound on my neck, and my power became weak, and LORD JEHOVAH has delivered me into the hands of him whose power I cannot match<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/lamentations/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> The yoke of my transgressions is impressed by His hand; They are knit together, They are come up upon my neck; He hath made my strength to fail; The Lord hath delivered me into their hands, Against whom I am not able to stand. <a href="/sep/lamentations/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> NUN. He has watched over my sins, they are twined about my hands, they have come up on my neck: my strength has failed; for the Lord has laid pains on my hands, I shall not be able to stand. <a href="/parallel/lamentations/1-14.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rKrWuOkEqzQ?start=193" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/lamentations/1.htm">How Lonely Lies the City</a> …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. 14<a href="/hebrew/6588.htm" title="6588: pə·šā·‘ay (N-mpc:: 1cs) -- Transgression. From pasha'; a revolt.">My transgressions</a> <a href="/hebrew/8244.htm" title="8244: niś·qaḏ (V-Nifal-Perf-3ms) -- Perhaps to bind on. A primitive root; to fasten.">are bound into</a> <a href="/hebrew/5923.htm" title="5923: ‘ōl (N-msc) -- A yoke. Or mowl; from alal; a yoke, literally or figuratively.">a yoke,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8276.htm" title="8276: yiś·tā·rə·ḡū (V-Hitpael-Imperf-3mp) -- To be intertwined. A primitive root; to intwine.">knit together</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: bə·yā·ḏōw (Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">by His hand;</a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: ‘ā·lū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">they are draped</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">over</a> <a href="/hebrew/6677.htm" title="6677: ṣaw·wā·rî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Or tsavvar; or tsavvaron; or tsavva.rah; intensively from tsuwr in the sense of binding; the back of the neck.">my neck,</a> <a href="/hebrew/136.htm" title="136: ’ă·ḏō·nāy (N-proper-ms) -- Lord. Am emphatic form of 'adown; the Lord.">and the Lord</a> <a href="/hebrew/3782.htm" title="3782: hiḵ·šîl (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms) -- To stumble, stagger, totter. A primitive root; to totter or waver; by implication, to falter, stumble, faint or fall.">has broken</a> <a href="/hebrew/3581.htm" title="3581: kō·ḥî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Or kowach; from an unused root meaning to be firm; vigor, literally or figuratively; also a large lizard.">my strength.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: nə·ṯā·na·nî (V-Qal-Perf-3ms:: 1cs) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">He has delivered me</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: bî·ḏê (Prep-b:: N-fdc) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">into the hands</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">of those I cannot</a> <a href="/hebrew/3201.htm" title="3201: ’ū·ḵal (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To be able, have power. Or yakowl; a primitive root; to be able, literally or morally."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: qūm (V-Qal-Inf) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise.">withstand.</a> 15The Lord has rejected all the mighty men in my midst; He has summoned an army against me to crush my young warriors. Like grapes in a winepress, the Lord has trampled the Virgin Daughter of Judah.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/isaiah/10-27.htm">Isaiah 10:27</a> On that day the burden will be lifted from your shoulders, and the yoke from your neck. The yoke will be broken because your neck will be too large. <a href="/jeremiah/28-13.htm">Jeremiah 28:13-14</a> “Go and tell Hananiah that this is what the LORD says: ‘You have broken a yoke of wood, but in its place you have fashioned a yoke of iron.’ / For this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘I have put a yoke of iron on the neck of all these nations to make them serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and they will serve him. I have even given him control of the beasts of the field.’” <a href="/deuteronomy/28-48.htm">Deuteronomy 28:48</a> you will serve your enemies the LORD will send against you in famine, thirst, nakedness, and destitution. He will place an iron yoke on your neck until He has destroyed you. <a href="/ezekiel/12-13.htm">Ezekiel 12:13</a> But I will spread My net over him, and he will be caught in My snare. I will bring him to Babylon, the land of the Chaldeans; yet he will not see it, and there he will die. <a href="/jeremiah/2-20.htm">Jeremiah 2:20</a> “For long ago you broke your yoke and tore off your chains, saying, ‘I will not serve!’ Indeed, on every high hill and under every green tree you lay down as a prostitute. <a href="/isaiah/47-6.htm">Isaiah 47:6</a> I was angry with My people; I profaned My heritage, and I placed them under your control. You showed them no mercy; even on the elderly you laid a most heavy yoke. <a href="/jeremiah/30-8.htm">Jeremiah 30:8</a> On that day, declares the LORD of Hosts, I will break the yoke off their necks and tear off their bonds, and no longer will strangers enslave them. <a href="/isaiah/9-4.htm">Isaiah 9:4</a> For as in the day of Midian You have shattered the yoke of their burden, the bar across their shoulders, and the rod of their oppressor. <a href="/jeremiah/5-5.htm">Jeremiah 5:5</a> I will go to the powerful and speak to them. Surely they know the way of the LORD, the justice of their God.” But they too, with one accord, had broken the yoke and torn off the chains. <a href="/ezekiel/17-19.htm">Ezekiel 17:19-20</a> Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘As surely as I live, I will bring down upon his head My oath that he despised and My covenant that he broke. / I will spread My net over him and catch him in My snare. I will bring him to Babylon and execute judgment upon him there for the treason he committed against Me. <a href="/matthew/11-28.htm">Matthew 11:28-30</a> Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. / Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. / For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.” <a href="/galatians/5-1.htm">Galatians 5:1</a> It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not be encumbered once more by a yoke of slavery. <a href="/romans/6-16.htm">Romans 6:16</a> Do you not know that when you offer yourselves as obedient slaves, you are slaves to the one you obey, whether you are slaves to sin leading to death, or to obedience leading to righteousness? <a href="/hebrews/12-1.htm">Hebrews 12:1</a> Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off every encumbrance and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with endurance the race set out for us. <a href="/2_corinthians/6-14.htm">2 Corinthians 6:14</a> Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>The yoke of my transgressions is bound by his hand: they are wreathed, and come up on my neck: he has made my strength to fall, the LORD has delivered me into their hands, from whom I am not able to rise up.yoke<a href="/deuteronomy/28-48.htm">Deuteronomy 28:48</a> Therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies which the LORD shall send against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of all things: and he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck, until he have destroyed thee.<a href="/proverbs/5-22.htm">Proverbs 5:22</a> His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.<a href="/isaiah/14-25.htm">Isaiah 14:25</a> That I will break the Assyrian in my land, and upon my mountains tread him under foot: then shall his yoke depart from off them, and his burden depart from off their shoulders.delivered<a href="/jeremiah/25-9.htm">Jeremiah 25:9</a> Behold, I will send and take all the families of the north, saith the LORD, and Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will bring them against this land, and against the inhabitants thereof, and against all these nations round about, and will utterly destroy them, and make them an astonishment, and an hissing, and perpetual desolations.<a href="/jeremiah/34-20.htm">Jeremiah 34:20,21</a> I will even give them into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of them that seek their life: and their dead bodies shall be for meat unto the fowls of the heaven, and to the beasts of the earth… <a href="/jeremiah/37-17.htm">Jeremiah 37:17</a> Then Zedekiah the king sent, and took him out: and the king asked him secretly in his house, and said, Is there any word from the LORD? And Jeremiah said, There is: for, said he, thou shalt be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/49-10.htm">Able</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-11.htm">Bound</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-24.htm">Delivered</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-33.htm">Fail</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-9.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-10.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-10.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/9-13.htm">Impressed</a> <a href="/psalms/139-13.htm">Knit</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-39.htm">Neck</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-50.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-11.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-44.htm">Together</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-5.htm">Transgressions</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-17.htm">Wreathed</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-1.htm">Yoke</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/lamentations/3-7.htm">Able</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-34.htm">Bound</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-7.htm">Delivered</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-11.htm">Fail</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-25.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-3.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-17.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/matthew/27-32.htm">Impressed</a> <a href="/acts/10-11.htm">Knit</a> <a href="/lamentations/5-5.htm">Neck</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-26.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-19.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-8.htm">Together</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-22.htm">Transgressions</a> <a href="/exodus/28-14.htm">Wreathed</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-27.htm">Yoke</a><div class="vheading2">Lamentations 1</div>1. <a href="/lamentations/1-1.htm">The miseries of Jerusalem and of the Jews lamented</a> 12. <a href="/lamentations/1-12.htm">The attention of beholders demanded to this unprecedented case</a> 18. <a href="/lamentations/1-18.htm">The justice of God acknowledged, and his mercy supplicated.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/lamentations/1.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/lamentations/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/lamentations/1.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>My transgressions are bound into a yoke This phrase uses the imagery of a yoke, a wooden beam used to harness animals for labor, symbolizing the heavy burden of sin. In biblical times, a yoke represented oppression and servitude. The transgressions of the people of Judah have become a binding force, leading to their subjugation. This reflects the consequences of sin as described in <a href="/deuteronomy/28-48.htm">Deuteronomy 28:48</a>, where disobedience results in serving enemies under a yoke of iron.Knit together by His hand The phrase indicates that God Himself has allowed these transgressions to become a burden. It suggests divine sovereignty and judgment, where God permits the natural consequences of sin to take effect. This aligns with the biblical principle that God disciplines those He loves (<a href="/hebrews/12-6.htm">Hebrews 12:6</a>), using circumstances to bring about repentance and restoration.They are draped over my neck The imagery of sins being draped over the neck emphasizes the inescapable and personal nature of the burden. In ancient Near Eastern culture, the neck was often associated with submission and vulnerability. This phrase highlights the personal responsibility and the weight of guilt that cannot be easily shrugged off, reminiscent of <a href="/proverbs/5-22.htm">Proverbs 5:22</a>, where the wicked are ensnared by their own sins.And the Lord has broken my strength This part of the verse underscores the result of sin: the loss of strength and vitality. The breaking of strength can be seen as a fulfillment of the curses for disobedience found in <a href="/leviticus/26-19.htm">Leviticus 26:19</a>, where God promises to break the pride of power. It reflects the spiritual and physical depletion that comes from living in rebellion against God.He has delivered me into the hands of those I cannot withstand This phrase speaks to the historical context of the Babylonian exile, where Judah was delivered into the hands of the Babylonians, a powerful enemy they could not resist. It echoes the warnings given by prophets like Jeremiah, who foretold of the coming judgment due to persistent sin (<a href="/jeremiah/21-7.htm">Jeremiah 21:7</a>). This also serves as a type of Christ, who, though sinless, was delivered into the hands of His enemies, fulfilling God's redemptive plan (<a href="/acts/2-23.htm">Acts 2:23</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a> - Traditionally considered the author of Lamentations, Jeremiah is known as the "weeping prophet" who lamented the destruction of Jerusalem. 2. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> - The city that has been destroyed, symbolizing the spiritual and physical desolation of the people of Judah. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The Lord (Yahweh)</a> - The sovereign God who, in His justice, has allowed the consequences of sin to manifest in the destruction and captivity of His people. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_enemies.htm">The Enemies</a> - Representing the Babylonian forces that have overtaken Jerusalem, symbolizing the instruments of God's judgment. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_people_of_judah.htm">The People of Judah</a> - The recipients of the lament, who are experiencing the consequences of their collective sin and rebellion against God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_weight_of_sin.htm">The Weight of Sin</a> Sin is not just a personal failing but a burden that affects our relationship with God and others. It is likened to a yoke that binds and oppresses. <a href="/topical/d/divine_justice_and_mercy.htm">Divine Justice and Mercy</a> God's justice allows for the consequences of sin to manifest, but His mercy offers redemption and hope. Understanding both aspects is crucial for a balanced view of God's character. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a> Disobedience to God's commands leads to spiritual and sometimes physical captivity. Recognizing this can lead to repentance and restoration. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_repentance.htm">The Role of Repentance</a> True repentance involves acknowledging the weight of our sins and turning back to God, seeking His forgiveness and strength. <a href="/topical/f/finding_rest_in_christ.htm">Finding Rest in Christ</a> While sin burdens us, Christ offers a yoke that is easy and a burden that is light. Embracing His offer leads to spiritual freedom and peace.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_lamentations_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Lamentations 1</a> <a href="/q/what_does_''three_sins,_even_four''_mean.htm">What does 'three sins, even four' mean in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/who_finds_comfort_in_their_sorrow.htm">Who finds comfort in their sorrow?</a> <a href="/q/ezekiel_4_4-5__lie_390_days_safely.htm">Ezekiel 4:4-5: How could someone realistically lie on one side for 390 days without serious health complications or interruptions?</a> <a href="/q/can_christians_co-own_with_non-believers.htm">Can Christians co-own a business with non-believers?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/lamentations/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(14) Is bound by his hand . . .--The verb is not found elsewhere, but was probably a technical term for the twisting of the thongs by which the yoke was fastened, the "yoke" in this case being the transgressions of Judah, which were as a sore burden too heavy to be borne.He hath made.--Better, it hath made; i.e., the yoke which was above her strength to bear.The Lord.--It is noticeable that here, and in thirteen other passages in this book, the word Adonai is used instead of the more usual Jehovah, as though the latter, the covenant Name of the God of Israel, was less appropriate in the lips of one who was under His condemnation.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/lamentations/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 14. - Is bound...are wreathed. The transgressions of Jerusalem are likened to a heavy yoke. So numerous are they that they are said to be "wreathed," or twisted together, like ropes. Into their hands. The Hebrew has simply "into hands;" following a suggestion of the Septuagint. Budde would read, "Into the hands of adversaries." <a href="/commentaries/lamentations/1-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>My transgressions פְּשָׁעַ֜י (pə·šā·‘ay) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6588.htm">Strong's 6588: </a> Transgression are bound into נִשְׂקַד֩ (niś·qaḏ) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8244.htm">Strong's 8244: </a> Perhaps to bind on a yoke, עֹ֨ל (‘ōl) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5923.htm">Strong's 5923: </a> A yoke knit together יִשְׂתָּֽרְג֛וּ (yiś·tā·rə·ḡū) Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8276.htm">Strong's 8276: </a> To be intertwined by His hand; בְּיָד֗וֹ (bə·yā·ḏōw) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> A hand they have come עָל֥וּ (‘ā·lū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> To ascend, in, actively upon עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against my neck, צַוָּארִ֖י (ṣaw·wā·rî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6677.htm">Strong's 6677: </a> The back of the neck and the Lord אֲדֹנָ֔י (’ă·ḏō·nāy) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_136.htm">Strong's 136: </a> The Lord has broken הִכְשִׁ֣יל (hiḵ·šîl) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3782.htm">Strong's 3782: </a> To totter, waver, to falter, stumble, faint, fall my strength. כֹּחִ֑י (kō·ḥî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3581.htm">Strong's 3581: </a> A small reptile (of unknown species) He has handed me over נְתָנַ֣נִי (nə·ṯā·na·nî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set to those I cannot לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no withstand. קֽוּם׃ (qūm) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6965.htm">Strong's 6965: </a> To arise, stand up, stand <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/lamentations/1-14.htm">Lamentations 1:14 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/lamentations/1-14.htm">Lamentations 1:14 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/lamentations/1-14.htm">Lamentations 1:14 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/lamentations/1-14.htm">Lamentations 1:14 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/lamentations/1-14.htm">Lamentations 1:14 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/lamentations/1-14.htm">Lamentations 1:14 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/lamentations/1-14.htm">Lamentations 1:14 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/lamentations/1-14.htm">Lamentations 1:14 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/lamentations/1-14.htm">Lamentations 1:14 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/lamentations/1-14.htm">Lamentations 1:14 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-14.htm">OT Prophets: Lamentations 1:14 The yoke of my transgressions is bound (Lam. 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