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1:1 1 Alas!2 The city once full of people3
now sits all alone!4
The prominent5 lady among the nations
has become a widow!6
The princess7 who once ruled the provinces8
has become9 a forced laborer!10
1:2 She weeps bitterly at night;
tears stream down her cheeks.11
She has no one to comfort her
among all her lovers.12
All her friends have betrayed her;
they have become her enemies.
1:3 Judah13 has departed into exile
under14 affliction and harsh oppression.15
She16 lives among the nations;
she has found no resting place.
All who pursued her overtook her
1:4 The roads to Zion19 mourn20
because no one21 travels to the festivals.22
All her city gates23 are deserted;24
her priests groan.25
Her virgins grieve;26
she is in bitter anguish!27
1:5 Her foes subjugated her;28
her enemies are at ease.29
For the Lord afflicted her
because of her many acts of rebellion.30
Her children went away
captive31 before the enemy.
1:6 All of Daughter Zion’s32 splendor33
has departed.34
Her leaders became like deer;
they found no pasture,
so they were too exhausted to escape35
from the hunter.36
when39 she became a poor homeless person,40
all her treasures
that she owned in days of old.41
When her people fell into an enemy’s grip,42
none of her allies came to her rescue.43
Her enemies44 gloated over45 her;
they sneered46 at her downfall.47
1:8 Jerusalem committed terrible sin;48
therefore she became an object of scorn.49
All who admired50 her have despised her51
because they have seen her nakedness.52
She groans aloud53
and turns away in shame.54
1:9 Her menstrual flow55 has soiled56 her clothing;57
she did not consider58 the consequences of her sin.59
Her demise60 was astonishing,61
and there was no one to comfort her.
She cried, “Look,62 O Lord, on my63 affliction
because my64 enemy boasts!”
1:10 An enemy grabbed65
all her valuables.66
Indeed she watched in horror67 as Gentiles68
invaded her holy temple69—
those whom you70 had commanded:
“They must not enter71 your assembly place.”72
1:11 All her people groaned
as they searched for a morsel of bread.73
They exchanged74 their valuables75
for76 just enough food
to stay alive.77
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