Division 1:1-22

Song One: The Prophet Jeremiah mourned for the Israel people

Section 1:1–11

Jerusalem is like a widow.

1:1a How lonely lies the city, once so full of people!

Look how deserted Jerusalem is! Once the city was crowded with people. (God’s Word)
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The ⌊ holy ⌋ city ⌊Jerusalem ⌋ once had very many people! Now it is almost empty.

1:1b She who was great among the nations has become a widow.

Once it was important among the nations. Now it is a widow. (God’s Word)
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The city is like the wife of a dead husband. Once she was famous among other countries.

1:1c The princess of the provinces has become a slave.

She was once a princess among cities, but now she has been made a slave. (English Easy-to-Read Version)
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⌊Once⌋ it/Zion was ⌊honored like⌋ a princess ⌊is honored⌋ among the nations. But now ⌊we who live here⌋ have become slaves.

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