Lamentations 1:1-5 How doth the city sit solitary , that was full of people ! how is she become as a widow ! she that was great among the nations , and princess among the provinces , how is she become tributary!

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1 H5892 How doth the city H3427 sit [H8804] H910 solitary H7227 , that was full H5971 of people H490 ! how is she become as a widow H7227 ! she that was great H1471 among the nations H8282 , and princess H4082 among the provinces H4522 , how is she become tributary!

2 H1058 She weepeth [H8799] H1058 sore [H8800] H3915 in the night H1832 , and her tears H3895 are on her cheeks H157 : among all her lovers [H8802] H5162 she hath none to comfort [H8764] H7453 her : all her friends H898 have dealt treacherously [H8804] H341 with her, they are become her enemies [H8802] .

3 H3063 Judah H1540 is gone into captivity [H8804] H6040 because of affliction H7230 , and because of great H5656 servitude H3427 : she dwelleth [H8804] H1471 among the heathen H4672 , she findeth [H8804] H4494 no rest H7291 : all her persecutors [H8802] H5381 overtook [H8689] H4712 her between the straits.

4 H1870 The ways H6726 of Zion H57 do mourn H935 , because none come [H8802] H4150 to the solemn feasts H8179 : all her gates H8074 are desolate [H8802] H3548 : her priests H584 sigh [H8737] H1330 , her virgins H3013 are afflicted [H8737] H4843 , and she is in bitterness [H8804] .

5 H6862 Her adversaries H7218 are the chief H341 , her enemies [H8802] H7951 prosper [H8804] H3068 ; for the LORD H3013 hath afflicted [H8689] H7230 her for the multitude H6588 of her transgressions H5768 : her children H1980 are gone [H8804] H7628 into captivity H6440 before H6862 the enemy.

ERV⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ How doth the city sit solitary, that was full of people! [how] is she become as a widow! she that was great among the nations, [and] princess among the provinces, [how] is she become tributary! ² She weepeth sore in the night, and her tears are on her cheeks; among all her lovers she hath none to comfort her: all her friends have dealt treacherously with her, they are become her enemies. ³ Judah is gone into captivity because of affliction, and because of great servitude; she dwelleth among the heathen, she findeth no rest: all her persecutors overtook her within the straits. ⁴ The ways of Zion do mourn, because none come to the solemn assembly; all her gates are desolate, her priests do sigh: her virgins are afflicted, and she herself is in bitterness. ⁵ Her adversaries are become the head, her enemies prosper; for the LORD hath afflicted her for the multitude of her transgressions: her young children are gone into captivity before the adversary.