Lamentations 1:2-4

International Standard Version

² Bitterly she cries in the night,
    as tears stream down^[a] her cheeks.
No one consoles her
    of all her friends.
All her neighbors have betrayed her;
    they have become her enemies.

³ Judah has gone into exile
    to escape affliction and servitude.
She that sat among the nations,
    has found no rest.
All her pursuers overtook her
    amid narrow passes.

⁴ The roads that lead to Zion are in mourning,
    because no one travels to the festivals.

All her gates are desolate;
    her priests are moaning.
Her young women^[b] are grieving,^[c]
    and she is bitter.