Lamentations 1:11-13

King James Version

¹¹All 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.

¹²Is 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.

¹³From 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.

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Lamentations 1:11-13

New International Version

¹¹All her people groan^(A)
    as they search for bread;^(B)
they barter their treasures for food
    to keep themselves alive.
“Look, Lord, and consider,
    for I am despised.”

¹²“Is it nothing to you, all you who pass by?^(C)
    Look around and see.
Is any suffering like my suffering^(D)
    that was inflicted on me,
that the Lord brought on me
    in the day of his fierce anger?^(E)

¹³“From on high he sent fire,
    sent it down into my bones.^(F)
He spread a net^(G) for my feet
    and turned me back.
He made me desolate,^(H)
    faint^(I) all the day long.

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Lamentations 1:11-13

English Standard Version

¹¹All her people ^(A)groan
    as ^(B)they search for bread;
they trade their ^(C)treasures for ^(D)food
    to revive their strength.
“Look, O Lord, and see,
    for I am despised.”

¹²“Is it nothing to you, all ^(E)you who pass by?
    ^(F)Look and see
if there is any sorrow like my sorrow,
    which was brought upon me,
which ^(G)the Lord inflicted
    on ^(H)the day of his fierce anger.

¹³“From on high he ^(I)sent fire;
    into my bones^[a] he made it descend;
^(J)he spread a net for my feet;
    he turned me back;
^(K)he has left me stunned,
    faint all the day long.