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a net
a trap for a bird or an animal
you laid a severe burden on our waists
A heavy load is a test of endurance. AT: "it is like you've put heavy loads on our backs" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
You made people ride over our heads
This is a picture of being horribly defeated in battle. AT: "It if as if our enemies defeated us in battle and drove their chariots over our fallen bodies" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
went through fire and water
God tested them with natural disasters like fires and floods. AT: "we suffered like people who suffer from fires and floods" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-merism)
spacious place
AT: "safe place" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)