Lamentations 1:13 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Lamentations 1:13 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Lamentations 1:13 in 6 Bible Translations

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Lamentations 1:13 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

““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.”

Lamentations 1:13 — World English Bible

Lamentations 1:13 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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. ”

Lamentations 1:13 — American Standard Version

Lamentations 1:13 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“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.”

Lamentations 1:13 — Young's Literal Translation

Lamentations 1:13 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“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. ”

Lamentations 1:13 — Darby Translation

Lamentations 1:13 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“From aboue hath hee sent fire into my bones, which preuaile against them: he hath spred a net for my feete, and turned me backe: hee hath made me desolate, and daily in heauinesse.”

Lamentations 1:13 — Geneva Bible

Lamentations 1:13 in Context — Lamentations 1

11 All her people sigh, they seek bread; they have given their pleasant things for meat to relieve the soul: see, O Lord, and consider; for I am become vile.

12 Is it nothing to you, all ye that pass by? behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto my sorrow, which is done unto me, wherewith the Lord hath afflicted me in the day of his fierce anger.

13 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.

14 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.

15 The Lord hath trodden under foot all my mighty men in the midst of me: he hath called an assembly against me to crush my young men: the Lord hath trodden the virgin, the daughter of Judah, as in a winepress.

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What Does Lamentations 1:13 Mean?

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