Lamentations 1:3-5

Names of God Bible

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.
    Yahweh made Zion suffer for its many rebellious acts.
    Its children go ahead of their opponents into captivity.