1. How she sits alone, the city once crowded with people!She who was great among the nationshas become like a widow. The princess among the provinceshas been put to forced labor.
2. She weeps aloud during the night, with tears on her cheeks.There is no one to offer her comfort,not one from all her lovers. All her friends have betrayed her;they have become her enemies.
3. Judah has gone into exilefollowing affliction and harsh slavery;she lives among the nationsbut finds no place to rest. All her pursuers have overtaken herin narrow places.
4. The roads to Zion mourn,for no one comes to the appointed festivals. All her gates are deserted;her priests groan,her young women grieve,and she herself is bitter.