1:4a The roads to Zion mourn,
The roads to Zion are like people who mourn for their dead.
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The roads ⌊that lead⌋ to Zion/Jerusalem ⌊where the Temple stands⌋ are like sad people,
1:4b because no one comes to her appointed feasts.
Nobody comes to worship ⌊at the Temple⌋ during the holy feasts.
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⌊because⌋ nobody comes to celebrate the annual festivals.
1:4a-bNo one comes to the Temple now to worship on the holy days. (GNTD)
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The⌊empty⌋ roads that lead to the Temple at Mount Zion are ⌊sad,⌋ like mourners at a burial.
1:4c All her gates are deserted;
There is nothing to hear at the city gates. (EEB)
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All ⌊the public places near ⌋ her gates are empty of people.
1:4d her priests groan,
The priests are sad. (Easy English Bible)
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The priests moan ⌊as if in pain⌋ .
1:4e her maidens grieve,
The young ⌊unmarried⌋ women of Jerusalem cry.
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The young girls ⌊who used to live in Jerusalem⌋ are very sad.
1:4f and she herself is bitter with anguish.
⌊Everyone left in the city⌋ suffers greatly.
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The people ⌊who live in the city⌋ are in bitter sorrow.
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