1. How lonely sits the citythat was full of people!How she has become like a widow,who was once great among the nations!She who was a princess among the provinceshas become a slave!
2. She weeps sorely in the night,her tears are on her cheeks;among all her loversshe has none to comfort her.All her friends have dealt treacherously with her;they have become her enemies.
3. Judah has gone into captivity,under affliction and great servitude;she dwells among the nations,she finds no rest;all her persecutors overtook herin the midst of distress.
4. The roads to Zion mournbecause no one comes to the solemn feasts.All her gates are desolate;her priests sigh,her virgins are afflicted,and she herself suffers bitterly.