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The roads to ·Jerusalem [L Zion; C the location of the Temple] ·are sad [mourn],
    because no one comes for the feasts [C Passover, Pentecost, Tabernacles].
·No one passes through her gates [L All her gates are desolate].
    Her priests groan,
her young women are ·suffering [afflicted],
    and ·Jerusalem suffers terribly [L she is bitter].

Her foes are now her masters.
    Her enemies ·enjoy the wealth they have taken [prosper].
The Lord is ·punishing [tormenting; afflicting] her
    for her many ·sins [transgressions].
Her ·children [little ones] have gone away
    as captives of the ·enemy [foe].

The ·beauty [splendor; majesty] of ·Jerusalem [L the daughter of Zion; C the location of the Temple; Ps. 48:1–3]
    has gone away.
Her rulers are like deer
    that cannot find ·food [L pasture].
They ·are weak [L go without strength]
    ·and run from the hunters [L before those who pursue/chase/persecute them].

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The roads to Zion mourn,(A)
    for no one comes to her appointed festivals.
All her gateways are desolate,(B)
    her priests groan,
her young women grieve,
    and she is in bitter anguish.(C)

Her foes have become her masters;
    her enemies are at ease.
The Lord has brought her grief(D)
    because of her many sins.(E)
Her children have gone into exile,(F)
    captive before the foe.(G)

All the splendor has departed
    from Daughter Zion.(H)
Her princes are like deer
    that find no pasture;
in weakness they have fled(I)
    before the pursuer.

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