² She [^CJerusalem pictured as a widow] cries loudly at night,
    and tears are on her cheeks.
There is no one to comfort her;
    ·all who loved her are gone [^Lamong all her lovers; ^Creferring to other nations to whom she unfaithfully turned for help].
All her friends have ·turned against [betrayed] her
    and are now her enemies.

³ Judah has gone into ·captivity [exile; ^Cto Babylon; 2 Kin. 25:8–21; 2 Chr. 36:17–21; Jer. 39:1–10; 51:12–30]
    where she ·suffers [is oppressed/afflicted] ·and works hard [under slavery/harsh servitude].
She lives among other nations,
    but she has found no rest.
Those who ·chased [pursued; persecuted] her caught her
    ·when she was in trouble [^Lbetween her distresses].

⁴ The roads to ·Jerusalem [^LZion; ^Cthe location of the Temple] ·are sad [mourn],
    because no one comes for the feasts [^CPassover, Pentecost, Tabernacles].
·No one passes through her gates [^LAll her gates are desolate].
    Her priests groan,
her young women are ·suffering [afflicted],
    and ·Jerusalem suffers terribly [^Lshe is bitter].