Lamentations 1 1
How lonely sits the city That once had many people! She has become like a widow Who was once great among the nations! She who was a princess among the provinces Has become a forced laborer!
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AMP Lamentations 1:1How solitary and lonely sits the city [Jerusalem] That was [once] full of people! How like a widow she has become. She who was great among the nations! The princess among the provinces, Has become a forced laborer!
LSV Lamentations 1:1ALEPH-BET How she has sat alone, the city abounding with people! She has been as a widow, the mighty among nations! Princes among provinces, she has become tributary!
NIV Lamentations 1:1How deserted lies the city, once so full of people! How like a widow is she, who once was great among the nations! She who was queen among the provinces has now become a slave.