⁷ Jerusalem ·is suffering and homeless.
    She [^L…in the days of her affliction and homelessness] remembers all the ·good [desirable; coveted] things
    from the ·past [^Lformer days].
But her people ·were defeated by the enemy [^Lfell to the power/hand of the foe],
    and there was no one to help her.
When her ·enemies [foes] saw her,
    they laughed ·to see her ruined [at her downfall].

⁸ Jerusalem sinned terribly,
    so she has become ·unclean [or an object of mockery].
Those who honored her now ·hate [despise] her,
    because they have seen her nakedness.
She groans
    and turns away.

⁹ She made herself ·dirty [defiled] ·by her sins [^Lin her skirts; ^CJerusalem is pictured as a defiled woman; Lev. 15:19–30]
    and did not think about what would happen to her.
Her ·defeat [downfall] was surprising,
    and no one could comfort her.
She says, “Lord, see how I ·suffer [am afflicted],
    because the enemy has won.”