# You brought us into a net

The writer speaks of God's punishment as if God had captured his people in a net. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])

# a net

a trap for a bird or an animal

# you laid a heavy burden on our backs

The writer speaks of what the people have endured as having to carry heavy loads on their backs. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])