Lamentations 1:2 (DBY)

Passage

She weepeth sore in the night, and her tears are on her cheeks; among all her lovers she hath no comforter; all her friends have dealt treacherously with her, they are become her enemies.

Nearby Context

Lamentations 1:1 How doth the city sit solitary [that] was full of people! She that was great among the nations is become as a widow; the princess among the provinces is become tributary!

Lamentations 1:2 She weepeth sore in the night, and her tears are on her cheeks; among all her lovers she hath no comforter; all her friends have dealt treacherously with her, they are become her enemies.

Lamentations 1:3 Judah is gone into captivity because of affliction, and because of great servitude; she dwelleth among the nations, she findeth no rest: all her pursuers have overtaken her within the straits.

Lamentations 1:4 The ways of Zion do mourn, because none come to the solemn assembly: all her gates are desolate; her priests sigh, her virgins are in grief; and as for her, she is in bitterness.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "weepeth", "sore", "night", "tears", "cheeks", "lovers", "hath", and "comforter". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "weepeth" and "sore", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "How doth the city sit solitary that..." into verse 3's "Judah is gone into captivity because of...", so "weepeth" and "sore" belong inside that flow. In Lamentations context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "weepeth" and "sore" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.