Jerusalem remembered the days of her affliction, and of her rebellion, and all her pleasant things that she had in times past, when her people [a]fell into the hand of the enemy, and none did help her: the adversary saw her, and did mock at her [b]Sabbaths.

Jerusalem hath grievously sinned, therefore she is [c]in derision: all that honored her, despise her, because they have seen her filthiness: yea, she sigheth, and turneth backward.

[d]Her filthiness is in her skirts: she remembered not her last end, therefore she came down wonderfully: she had no comforter: O Lord, behold mine affliction: for the enemy [e]is proud.

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Footnotes

  1. Lamentations 1:7 In her misery she considered the great benefits and commodities that she had lost.
  2. Lamentations 1:7 At her religion and serving of God, which was the greatest grief to the godly.
  3. Lamentations 1:8 Or, driven away.
  4. Lamentations 1:9 She is not ashamed of her sin, although it be manifest.
  5. Lamentations 1:9 Hebrew, hath magnified himself.

In the days of her affliction and wandering
    Jerusalem remembers all the treasures
    that were hers in days of old.
When her people fell into enemy hands,
    there was no one to help her.(A)
Her enemies looked at her
    and laughed(B) at her destruction.

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

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

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