1:2a She weeps aloud in the night,
All night long she cries.
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We weep bitterly all night long, (Translation for Translators)
1:2b with tears upon her cheeks.
Tears run down her cheeks.
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with tears flowing down our cheeks. (Translation for Translators)
1:2c Among all her lovers
Many nations were friendly to her, (English Easy-to-Read Version)
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From those ⌊nations⌋ who loved us
1:2d there is no one to comfort her.
but not one of them comforts her now. (English Easy-to-Read Version)
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nobody speaks kind words to us.
1:2e All her friends have betrayed her;
Her/Jerusalem’s allies have betrayed her,
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All our friends have deceived us.
1:2f they have become her enemies.
and are all against her now. (GNTD)
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They are now our enemies.
c
1:3a Judah has gone into exile
Judah has been led away into captivity, (New Living Translation (2004))
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⌊The enemies⌋ took them away as slaves.
1:3b under affliction and harsh slavery;
oppressed with cruel slavery. (New Living Translation (2004))
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⌊after the people of⌋ Judah ⌊around the city Jerusalem⌋ had suffered very much.
1:3c she dwells among the nations
Now they live among the nations. (New International Reader’s Version)
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They live in other lands, (GNTD)
1:3d but finds no place to rest.
They canʼt find any place to rest. (New International Reader’s Version)
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with no place to call their own.
1:3e All her pursuers have overtaken her
The enemies ran after them and seized them
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The people who chased ⌊the Jews ⌋ caught them
1:3f in the midst of her distress.
while the people were in trouble.
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in the narrow places, ⌊where they tried to hide⌋ .
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