Lamentations 1:3-5

GOD’S WORD Translation

³ “Judah has been exiled after ⌞much⌟ suffering and harsh treatment.
Its ⌞people⌟ live among the nations; they find no rest.
Those who chased them caught up with them
in places where there was no way out.

⁴ “The roads to Zion are deserted.^[a]
No one comes to the annual festivals.
No one passes through any of its gates.^[b]
Its priests are groaning.
Its young women are made to suffer.
Zion is bitter.
⁵ Its opponents are now in control.
Its enemies have no worries.
The Lord made Zion suffer for its many rebellious acts.
Its children go ahead of their opponents into captivity.