Lamentations 1:13
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Lamentations 1:13 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Lamentations 1:13 is a verse from the book of Lamentations in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "From above hath he sent fire into my bones, and it prevaileth against them: he hath spread a net for my feet, he hath tu..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Lamentations 1:13 — 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 (KJV)
Lamentations 1:13 in Context — About the Book of Lamentations
Lamentations is five funeral poems over fallen Jerusalem — grief given holy structure. At its exact center burns the flame the darkness never reaches: because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed; His mercies are new every morning. It teaches us to grieve with hope.
Cross-References for Lamentations 1:13
“This is the portion of the anointing of Aaron, and of the anointing of his sons, out of the offerings of the LORD made by fire, in the day when he presented them to minister unto the LORD in the priest's office;”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 1:13: sent, fire, made
“And when he hath made her to drink the water, then it shall come to pass, that, if she be defiled, and have done trespass against her husband, that the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her, and become bitter, and her belly shall swell, and her thigh shall rot: and the woman shall be a curse among her people.”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 1:13: hath, into, against
“And the men, which Moses sent to search the land, who returned, and made all the congregation to murmur against him, by bringing up a slander upon the land,”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 1:13: sent, against, turned
“That all of you have conspired against me, and there is none that sheweth me that my son hath made a league with the son of Jesse, and there is none of you that is sorry for me, or sheweth unto me that my son hath stirred up my servant against me, to lie in wait, as at this day? sheweth...: Heb. uncovereth mine ear”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 1:13: hath, against, made
“And the LORD sent an angel, which cut off all the mighty men of valour, and the leaders and captains in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame of face to his own land. And when he was come into the house of his god, they that came forth of his own bowels slew him there with the sword. slew...: Heb. made him fall”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 1:13: sent, into, turned
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