Graphic Bible · Scene 13 of 22

Poetic visual interpretation: Close view of a worn net snagged on blackened stone beside cold ash; two disclosed poetic metaphors, no burning body.
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Lamentations 1:13

Fire and the Net

The City Weeps Alone · Lamentations 1

Story guide: Visual essay for Lamentations 1:13. Close view of a worn net snagged on blackened stone beside cold ash; two disclosed poetic metaphors, no burning body. This composition interprets the poem; it does not identify a historical participant or add an event.

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13From on high he sent fire into my bones, and it prevailed against them; he spread a net for my feet; he turned me back; he made me desolate, faint all day long.

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