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.

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  1. Lamentations 1:13 Or descended, overthrew
  2. Lamentations 1:13 Or Sick

20 “See, O Lord, for I am in distress;
My [a](A)spirit is greatly troubled;
My heart is overturned within me,
For I have been very (B)rebellious.
In the street the sword [b]slays;
In the house it is like death.
21 “They have heard that I (C)groan;
There is no one to comfort me;
All my enemies have heard of my [c]calamity;
They are (D)glad that You have done it.
Oh, that You would bring the day which You have proclaimed,
That they may become (E)like me.
22 “Let all their wickedness come before You;
And (F)deal with them as You have dealt with me
For all my transgressions;
For my groans are many and my heart is faint.”

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  1. Lamentations 1:20 Lit inward parts are in ferment
  2. Lamentations 1:20 Lit bereaves
  3. Lamentations 1:21 Lit evil

11 My (A)eyes fail because of tears,
My [a](B)spirit is greatly troubled;
My [b](C)heart is poured out on the earth
(D)Because of the [c]destruction of the daughter of my people,
When (E)little ones and infants faint
In the streets of the city.

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  1. Lamentations 2:11 Lit inward parts are in ferment
  2. Lamentations 2:11 Lit liver
  3. Lamentations 2:11 Lit breaking

17 Because of this our (A)heart is faint,
Because of these things our (B)eyes are dim;

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