² Judah mourns;
her city gates languish.^(A)
Her people are on the ground in mourning;
Jerusalem’s cry rises up.^(B)

⁴ The roads to Zion^(A) mourn,
for no one comes to the appointed festivals.^(B)
All her gates are deserted;
her priests groan,
her young women grieve,
and she herself is bitter.