Lamentations 1:13

New International Reader's Version

“He sent down fire from heaven. It went deep down into my bones. He spread a net to catch me by the feet. He stopped me right where I was. He made me empty. I am sick all the time.

Cross References

Job 18:8

Their feet take them into a net. They wander right into it.

Job 19:6

Then I want you to know that God hasn’t treated me right. In fact, he has captured me in his net.

Job 30:30

My skin grows black and peels. My body burns with fever.

Psalm 129:5

May all those who hate Zion be driven back in shame.

Psalm 140:5

Proud people have hidden their traps to catch me. They have spread out their nets. They have set traps for me along my path.

Psalm 22:14

My strength is like water that is poured out on the ground. I feel as if my bones aren’t connected. My heart has turned to wax. It has melted away inside me.

Psalm 31:10

Pain has taken over my life. My years are spent in groaning. I have no strength because I’m hurting so much. My body is getting weaker and weaker.

Psalm 35:4

Let those who are trying to kill me be brought down in dishonor. Let those who plan to destroy me be turned back in terror.

Psalm 38:8

I am weak and feel as if I’ve been broken in pieces. I groan because of the great pain in my heart.

Psalm 66:11

You put us in prison. You placed heavy loads on our backs.

Exodus 12:9

Do not eat the meat when it is raw. Don’t boil it in water. Instead, cook it over a fire. Cook the head, legs and inside parts.

Isaiah 42:17

Some people trust in statues of gods. They say to them, ‘You are our gods.’ But they will be dishonored. They will be put to shame.

Jeremiah 44:6

So my burning anger was poured out. It blazed out against the towns of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem. It made them the dry and empty places they are today.”

Lamentations 1:22

“Please pay attention to all their sinful ways. Punish them as you have punished me. You judged me because I had committed so many sins. I groan all the time. And my heart is weak.”

Lamentations 3:11

He has dragged me off the path. He has torn me to pieces. And he has left me helpless.

Lamentations 5:17

So our hearts are weak. Our eyes can’t see very clearly.

Ezekiel 12:13

I will spread out my net to catch him. He will be caught in my trap. I will bring him to Babylon. It is the land where the Chaldeans live. But he will not see it. He will die there.

Ezekiel 17:20

I will spread out my net to catch him. He will be caught in my trap. I will bring him to Babylon. I will judge him there because he was not faithful to me.

Ezekiel 32:3

The Lord and King says, “I will use a large crowd of people to throw my net over you. They will pull you up in it.

Hosea 7:12

When they send for help, I will throw my net over them. I will capture them like the birds in the sky. When I hear them gathering like birds, I will catch them.

Nahum 1:6

Who can stand firm when his anger burns? Who can live when he is angry? His anger blazes out like fire. He smashes the rocks to pieces.

Habakkuk 3:16

I listened and my heart pounded. My lips trembled at the sound. My bones seemed to rot. And my legs shook. But I will be patient. I’ll wait for the day of trouble to come on Babylon. It’s the nation that is attacking us.

Deuteronomy 28:65

Among those nations you won’t find any peace. There won’t be any place where you can make your home and rest your feet. The Lord will give you minds filled with worry. He’ll give you eyes worn out from looking for help. You won’t have any hope in your hearts.

2 Thessalonians 1:8

He will punish those who don’t know God. He will punish those who don’t obey the good news about our Lord Jesus.

Hebrews 12:29

Our “God is like a fire that burns everything up.” (Deuteronomy 4:24)