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He spread a net for my feet and turned me back. He made me desolate, faint all the day long. <a href="/nlt/lamentations/1.htm">New Living Translation</a> “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. <a href="/esv/lamentations/1.htm">English Standard Version</a> “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. <a href="/bsb/lamentations/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/lamentations/1.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/lamentations/1.htm">New King James Version</a> “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. <a href="/nasb_/lamentations/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “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. <a href="/nasb/lamentations/1.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220From 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. <a href="/nasb77/lamentations/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “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. <a href="/lsb/lamentations/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> 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. <a href="/amp/lamentations/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “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. <a href="/csb/lamentations/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/hcsb/lamentations/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/asv/lamentations/1.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/lamentations/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> 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. <a href="/erv/lamentations/1.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/lamentations/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> 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. <a href="/gnt/lamentations/1.htm">Good News Translation</a> "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. <a href="/isv/lamentations/1.htm">International Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/msb/lamentations/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/lamentations/1.htm">NET Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nheb/lamentations/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> 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. <a href="/wbt/lamentations/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/web/lamentations/1.htm">World English Bible</a> “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. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/lamentations/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> From 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. <a href="/ylt/lamentations/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 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. <a href="/slt/lamentations/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> 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.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/lamentations/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Mem. 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. <a href="/cpdv/lamentations/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> 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. <a href="/nabre/lamentations/1.htm">New American Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nrsvce/lamentations/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> 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.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/lamentations/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> From 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. <a href="/hpbt/lamentations/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> 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 <div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/lamentations/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> 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. <a href="/sep/lamentations/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> 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. <a href="/parallel/lamentations/1-13.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=180" 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> …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? 13<a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: šā·laḥ- (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">He sent</a> <a href="/hebrew/784.htm" title="784: ’êš (N-cs) -- A fire. A primitive word; fire.">fire</a> <a href="/hebrew/4791.htm" title="4791: mim·mā·rō·wm (Prep-m:: N-ms) -- Height. From ruwm; altitude, i.e. Concretely, abstractly (elation), or adverbially (aloft).">from on high,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7287.htm" title="7287: way·yir·den·nāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms:: 3fse) -- To tread down, subjugate, to crumble off. A primitive root; to tread down, i.e. Subjugate; specifically, to crumble off.">and it overpowered</a> <a href="/hebrew/6106.htm" title="6106: bə·‘aṣ·mō·ṯay (Prep-b:: N-fpc:: 1cs) -- Bone, substance, self. From atsam; a bone; by extension, the body; figuratively, the substance, i.e. Selfsame.">my bones.</a> <a href="/hebrew/6566.htm" title="6566: pā·raś (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To spread out, spread. A primitive root; to break apart, disperse, etc.">He spread</a> <a href="/hebrew/7568.htm" title="7568: re·šeṯ (N-fs) -- A net. From yarash; a net.">a net</a> <a href="/hebrew/7272.htm" title="7272: lə·raḡ·lay (Prep-l:: N-fdc:: 1cs) -- Foot. From ragal; a foot; by implication, a step; by euphem. The pudenda.">for my feet</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: hĕ·šî·ḇa·nî (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms:: 1cs) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">and turned me</a> <a href="/hebrew/268.htm" title="268: ’ā·ḥō·wr (N-ms) -- The hind side, back part. Or achor; from Achiyra'; the hinder part; hence behind, backward; also the West.">back.</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 made me</a> <a href="/hebrew/8076.htm" title="8076: šō·mê·māh (V-Qal-Prtcpl-fs) -- Devastated. From shamem; ruined.">desolate,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1739.htm" title="1739: dā·wāh (Adj-fs) -- Faint, unwell. From davah; sick.">faint</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: hay·yō·wm (Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">the day long.</a> 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.…<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="/deuteronomy/32-22.htm">Deuteronomy 32:22</a> 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. <a href="/ezekiel/22-21.htm">Ezekiel 22:21</a> Yes, I will gather you together and blow on you with the fire of My wrath, and you will be melted within the city. <a href="/jeremiah/15-14.htm">Jeremiah 15:14</a> 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.” <a href="/jeremiah/17-4.htm">Jeremiah 17:4</a> 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.” <a href="/isaiah/42-25.htm">Isaiah 42:25</a> 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. <a href="/psalms/18-8.htm">Psalm 18:8</a> Smoke rose from His nostrils, and consuming fire came from His mouth; glowing coals blazed forth. <a href="/psalms/66-12.htm">Psalm 66:12</a> You let men ride over our heads; we went through fire and water, but You brought us into abundance. <a href="/job/18-5.htm">Job 18:5-6</a> 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. <a href="/isaiah/5-24.htm">Isaiah 5:24</a> 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. <a href="/ezekiel/20-47.htm">Ezekiel 20:47-48</a> 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.” <a href="/matthew/3-12.htm">Matthew 3:12</a> 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.” <a href="/luke/12-49.htm">Luke 12:49</a> I have come to ignite a fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled! <a href="/1_corinthians/3-13.htm">1 Corinthians 3:13</a> 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. <a href="/2_thessalonians/1-8.htm">2 Thessalonians 1:8</a> in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. <a href="/revelation/8-7.htm">Revelation 8:7</a> 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.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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<a href="/lamentations/2-3.htm">Lamentations 2:3,4</a> 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… <a href="/deuteronomy/32-21.htm">Deuteronomy 32:21-25</a> 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… <a href="/job/30-30.htm">Job 30:30</a> My skin is black upon me, and my bones are burned with heat.he hath spread<a href="/lamentations/4-17.htm">Lamentations 4:17-20</a> 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… <a href="/job/18-8.htm">Job 18:8</a> For he is cast into a net by his own feet, and he walketh upon a snare.<a href="/job/19-6.htm">Job 19:6</a> Know now that God hath overthrown me, and hath compassed me with his net.he hath turned<a href="/psalms/35-4.htm">Psalm 35:4</a> 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.<a href="/psalms/70-2.htm">Psalm 70:2,3</a> Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul: let them be turned backward, and put to confusion, that desire my hurt… <a href="/psalms/129-5.htm">Psalm 129:5</a> Let them all be confounded and turned back that hate Zion.desolate<a href="/lamentations/1-22.htm">Lamentations 1:22</a> 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.<a href="/lamentations/5-17.htm">Lamentations 5:17</a> For this our heart is faint; for these things our eyes are dim.<a href="/deuteronomy/28-65.htm">Deuteronomy 28:65</a> 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:<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/50-17.htm">Bones</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-5.htm">Descend</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-4.htm">Desolate</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-46.htm">Faint</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-43.htm">Feeble</a> <a href="/jeremiah/47-3.htm">Feet</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-19.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-22.htm">High</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-24.htm">Net</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-64.htm">Overcome</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-6.htm">Prevailed</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/4-12.htm">Prevaileth</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/4-12.htm">Prevails</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-10.htm">Spread</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-10.htm">Stretched</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-9.htm">Stunned</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-8.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-4.htm">Waste</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/lamentations/3-4.htm">Bones</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-20.htm">Descend</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-16.htm">Desolate</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-22.htm">Faint</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-12.htm">Feeble</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-1.htm">Feet</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-3.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-35.htm">High</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-13.htm">Net</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-21.htm">Overcome</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-16.htm">Prevailed</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/4-12.htm">Prevaileth</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-4.htm">Prevails</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-17.htm">Spread</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-8.htm">Stretched</a> <a href="/genesis/45-26.htm">Stunned</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-20.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-5.htm">Waste</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'; 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Fire from heaven is reminiscent of God's judgment on Sodom and Gomorrah (<a href="/genesis/19-24.htm">Genesis 19:24</a>) and Elijah's confrontation with the prophets of Baal (<a href="/1_kings/18-38.htm">1 Kings 18:38</a>). It signifies a consuming and purifying force, indicating the severity of God's wrath against sin. The imagery of fire from on high suggests a judgment that is both inescapable and divinely ordained, emphasizing the holiness and justice of God.and it overpowered my bones. The mention of bones indicates a deep, internal suffering, affecting the very core of one's being. In biblical literature, bones often symbolize strength and vitality (<a href="/proverbs/3-8.htm">Proverbs 3:8</a>). The overpowering of bones suggests a complete and overwhelming affliction, leaving the sufferer without strength or support. This can be seen as a metaphor for the totality of Jerusalem's destruction and the profound impact of God's judgment on the people.He spread a net for my feet and turned me back. The imagery of a net is often used in the Bible to describe entrapment or being caught in a snare (<a href="/psalms/140-5.htm">Psalm 140:5</a>). This suggests a deliberate act of God to bring about a reversal of fortune, causing the people to stumble and fall. The turning back implies a forced retreat or a return to a state of vulnerability and defeat. This reflects the consequences of disobedience and the inevitable downfall that follows when one strays from God's path.He made me desolate, faint all the day long. Desolation here conveys a sense of utter ruin and abandonment, a common theme in the prophetic literature concerning the judgment of Israel and Judah (<a href="/isaiah/1-7.htm">Isaiah 1:7</a>). The state of being faint all day long indicates continuous suffering and exhaustion, both physically and spiritually. This phrase captures the relentless nature of the affliction experienced by the people, serving as a reminder of the consequences of turning away from God. The desolation also foreshadows the ultimate redemption and restoration that comes through Christ, who offers rest and renewal to the weary (<a href="/matthew/11-28.htm">Matthew 11:28</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a> - Traditionally attributed as the author of Lamentations, Jeremiah is known as the "weeping prophet." He laments the destruction of Jerusalem and the suffering of its people. 2. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> - The city that has been destroyed by the Babylonians, serving as the backdrop for the lament. It symbolizes the spiritual and physical desolation experienced by the people of Judah. 3. <a href="/topical/b/babylonian_invasion.htm">Babylonian Invasion</a> - The historical event that led to the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 B.C., fulfilling the warnings given by prophets like Jeremiah. 4. <a href="/topical/g/god's_judgment.htm">God's Judgment</a> - The divine action described in the verse, where God allows suffering as a consequence of the people's disobedience. 5. <a href="/topical/f/fire_and_net_imagery.htm">Fire and Net Imagery</a> - Symbolic representations of God's judgment and the inescapable nature of the consequences of sin.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/u/understanding_divine_judgment.htm">Understanding Divine Judgment</a> God's judgment is a response to persistent disobedience and sin. It serves as a call to repentance and a reminder of His holiness. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a> Sin has real and often severe consequences. The imagery of fire and nets illustrates the consuming and entrapping nature of sin. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_suffering.htm">God's Sovereignty in Suffering</a> Even in judgment, God remains sovereign. He uses circumstances to draw His people back to Himself, offering hope for restoration. <a href="/topical/e/empathy_and_intercession.htm">Empathy and Intercession</a> Like Jeremiah, believers are called to empathize with those who suffer and intercede on their behalf, seeking God's mercy and restoration. <a href="/topical/h/hope_amidst_desolation.htm">Hope Amidst Desolation</a> While the immediate context is one of despair, the broader biblical account assures us of God's faithfulness and the promise of redemption.<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/evidence_for_psalm_13's_distress.htm">Where is the historical or archaeological evidence that supports the specific distress described in Psalm 13?</a> <a href="/q/evidence_for_psalm_79_1-3_desecration.htm">Is there archaeological evidence confirming the large-scale desecration described in Psalm 79:1-3?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_job_2_1-6_show_god's_goodness.htm">How can God's conversation with Satan, suggesting further suffering, be reconciled with the Bible's portrayal of God's goodness? (Job 2:1-6)</a> <a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_jeremiah_20_7_with_james_1_13.htm">How can Jeremiah 20:7 be reconciled with James 1:13, which states that God never tempts or deceives anyone?</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>(13) From above . . .--The words are probably figurative. The judgments that had fallen on Jerusalem were as a fire from heaven, piercing even to "the joints and marrow," the innermost recesses of life.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 (<a href="/2_samuel/13-20.htm" title="And Absalom her brother said to her, Has Amnon your brother been with you? but hold now your peace, my sister: he is your brother; regard not this thing. So Tamar remained desolate in her brother Absalom's house.">2Samuel 13:20</a>), an utter, hopeless misery.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/lamentations/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>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. <a href="/jeremiah/18-22.htm">Jeremiah 18:22</a>). 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. <a href="/commentaries/lamentations/1-13.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>He sent שָֽׁלַח־ (šā·laḥ-) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> To send away, for, out fire אֵ֥שׁ (’êš) Noun - common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_784.htm">Strong's 784: </a> A fire from on high; מִמָּר֛וֹם (mim·mā·rō·wm) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4791.htm">Strong's 4791: </a> Altitude He made it seep וַיִּרְדֶּ֑נָּה (way·yir·den·nāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7287.htm">Strong's 7287: </a> 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 <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6106.htm">Strong's 6106: </a> A bone, the body, the substance, selfsame He spread פָּרַ֨שׂ (pā·raś) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6566.htm">Strong's 6566: </a> To break apart, disperse a net רֶ֤שֶׁת (re·šeṯ) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7568.htm">Strong's 7568: </a> A net for my feet לְרַגְלַי֙ (lə·raḡ·lay) Preposition-l | Noun - fdc | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7272.htm">Strong's 7272: </a> A foot, a step, the pudenda and turned הֱשִׁיבַ֣נִי (hĕ·šî·ḇa·nî) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> To turn back, in, to retreat, again me back. אָח֔וֹר (’ā·ḥō·wr) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_268.htm">Strong's 268: </a> 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 <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set me desolate, שֹֽׁמֵמָ֔ה (šō·mê·māh) Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8076.htm">Strong's 8076: </a> Devastated faint דָּוָֽה׃ (dā·wāh) Adjective - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1739.htm">Strong's 1739: </a> Faint, unwell all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every the day long. הַיּ֖וֹם (hay·yō·wm) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/lamentations/1-13.htm">Lamentations 1:13 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/lamentations/1-13.htm">Lamentations 1:13 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/lamentations/1-13.htm">Lamentations 1:13 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/lamentations/1-13.htm">Lamentations 1:13 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/lamentations/1-13.htm">Lamentations 1:13 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/lamentations/1-13.htm">Lamentations 1:13 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/lamentations/1-13.htm">Lamentations 1:13 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/lamentations/1-13.htm">Lamentations 1:13 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/lamentations/1-13.htm">Lamentations 1:13 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/lamentations/1-13.htm">Lamentations 1:13 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-13.htm">OT Prophets: Lamentations 1:13 From on high has he sent fire (Lam. 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