Lamentations 5:11

Modern

Women have been ravished in Zion, virgins in the cities of Judah.

Traditional

They ravished the women in Zion, and the maids in the cities of Judah.

Literal

The women in Zion they have pressed down, and the maidens in the cities of Judah.

Latin

Mulieres in Sion humiliaverunt, et virgines in civitatibus Juda.

Hebrew

English

Women have been ravished in Zion, virgins in the cities of Judah.

This chapter is a sincere prayer asking for restoration (compare Daniel 9:4–19).

Isaiah 13:16
Their infants will be dashed to pieces before their eyes, their houses will be looted, and their wives will be ravished.
Zechariah 14:2
For I will gather all the nations for battle against Jerusalem, and the city will be captured, the houses looted, and the women ravished. Half of the city will go into exile, but the rest of the people will not be removed from the city.
Deuteronomy 28:30
You will be pledged in marriage to a woman, but another man will violate her. You will build a house but will not live in it. You will plant a vineyard but will not enjoy its fruit.

Judah: Israelite tribe, kingdom, and province

Jerusalem: The capital of Israel, a holy city for three religions