13 “From on high He sent fire into my (A)bones,
And it [a]prevailed over them.
He has spread a (B)net for my feet;
He has turned me back;
He has made me (C)desolate,
[b]Faint all day long.
14 “The (D)yoke of my transgressions is bound;
By His hand they are knit together.
They have (E)come upon my neck;
He has made my strength [c]fail.
The Lord (F)has given me into the hands
Of those against whom I am not able to stand.
15 “The (G)Lord has rejected all my strong men
In my midst;
He has called an appointed [d]time against me
To crush my (H)young men;
The Lord has (I)trodden as in a wine press
The virgin daughter of Judah.

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Footnotes

  1. Lamentations 1:13 Or descended, overthrew
  2. Lamentations 1:13 Or Sick
  3. Lamentations 1:14 Lit stumble
  4. Lamentations 1:15 Or feast