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Jerusalem sinned terribly,
    so she has become ·unclean [or an object of mockery].
Those who honored her now ·hate [despise] her,
    because they have seen her nakedness.
She groans
    and turns away.

She made herself ·dirty [defiled] ·by her sins [L in her skirts; C Jerusalem is pictured as a defiled woman; Lev. 15:19–30]
    and did not think about what would happen to her.
Her ·defeat [downfall] was surprising,
    and no one could comfort her.
She says, “Lord, see how I ·suffer [am afflicted],
    because the enemy has won.”

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Jerusalem has sinned(A) greatly
    and so has become unclean.(B)
All who honored her despise her,
    for they have all seen her naked;(C)
she herself groans(D)
    and turns away.

Her filthiness clung to her skirts;
    she did not consider her future.(E)
Her fall(F) was astounding;
    there was none to comfort(G) her.
“Look, Lord, on my affliction,(H)
    for the enemy has triumphed.”

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