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She weeps incessantly in the night,
    her cheeks damp with tears.
She has no one to comfort her
    from all her lovers;[a]
Her friends have all betrayed her,
    and become her enemies.(A)

Judah has gone into exile,
    after oppression and harsh labor;
She dwells among the nations,
    yet finds no rest:(B)
All her pursuers overtake her
    in the narrow straits.

The roads to Zion mourn,
    empty of pilgrims to her feasts.
All her gateways are desolate,
    her priests groan,
Her young women grieve;
    her lot is bitter.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 1:2 Lovers: language of love was typically used to describe the relationship between treaty partners, thus here it connotes Judah’s allies (see v. 19).