Translations
Modern
She weeps aloud in the night, with tears upon her cheeks. Among all her lovers there is no one to comfort her. All her friends have betrayed her; they have become her enemies.
Traditional
She weepeth sore in the night, and her tears are on her cheeks: among all her lovers she hath none to comfort her: all her friends have dealt treacherously with her, they are become her enemies.
Literal
She weeps bitterly in the night, and her tears are on her cheeks; there is not unto her one giving comfort among all her lovers; all her companions have dealt treacherously with her, they have become to her as enemies.
Latin
Plorans ploravit in nocte, et lacrimæ ejus in maxillis ejus: non est qui consoletur eam ex omnibus caris ejus; omnes amici ejus spreverunt eam, et facti sunt ei inimici.
Original
Hebrew
English
She weeps aloud in the night, with tears upon her cheeks. Among all her lovers there is no one to comfort her. All her friends have betrayed her; they have become her enemies.
Notes
The lovers were the fertility gods, Baal and Asherah, whom most people in Judah worshiped. who were worshiped by most people in Judah. Her friends were her military allies, notably Egypt, who was not strong enough to defeat Babylon in battle (Jeremiah 37:5–11).
Chapter 1 mourns the destruction and desolation of Jerusalem, recognizing that this was God’s well-deserved judgment on Israel’s sins.
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Topics
Consolation Under Affliction is Sought in Vain from the World Hypocrisy: General Scriptures Concerning