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Lamentations 1:2
She weeps aloud in the night, with tears upon her cheeks. Among all her lovers there is no one to comfort her. All her friends have betrayed her; they have become her enemies.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The text describes Jerusalem ("she") weeping following its destruction and enslavement, as introduced in the preceding verse. The speaker addresses the city's desolate state while Judah's people remain in exile under harsh slavery.
The words — The Hebrew תִבְכֶּ֜ה (tiv.Keh) and בָּכ֨וֹ (ba.Kho) both derive from H1058, literally meaning "to weep" or "weep bitterly." The phrase בַּ/לַּ֗יְלָה (ba./Lay.lah) specifies that this weeping occurs "in the night."
The thread — The motif of nocturnal weeping appears in Psalms 6:6, while the theme of abandoned friends and companions is noted in Micah 7:5 and Job 19:13.
Why it lands — The verse states that isolation follows betrayal, leaving the afflicted without comfort. It requires the reader to acknowledge that human loyalty cannot prevent suffering when divine judgment is at work.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
She weepeth sore in the night, and her tears are on her cheeks: among all her lovers she hath none to comfort her: all her friends have dealt treacherously with her, they are become her enemies.
Cross-references
- Psalms 6:6 I am weary from groaning; all night I flood my bed with weeping and drench my couch with tears.
- Micah 7:5 Do not rely on a friend; do not trust in a companion. Seal the doors of your mouth from her who lies in your arms.
- Job 19:13 He has removed my brothers from me; my acquaintances have abandoned me.
- Psalms 31:11 Among all my enemies I am a disgrace, and among my neighbors even more. I am dreaded by my friends—they flee when they see me on the street.
- Psalms 77:2 In the day of trouble I sought the Lord; through the night my outstretched hands did not grow weary; my soul refused to be comforted.
- Jeremiah 4:30 And you, O devastated one, what will you do, though you dress yourself in scarlet, though you adorn yourself with gold jewelry, though you enlarge your eyes with paint? You adorn yourself in vain; your lovers despise you; they want to take your life.
- Jeremiah 9:1 Oh, that my head were a spring of water, and my eyes a fountain of tears! I would weep day and night over the slain daughter of my people.
- Jeremiah 13:17 But if you do not listen, I will weep in secret because of your pride. My eyes will overflow with tears, because the LORD’s flock has been taken captive.
- Jeremiah 22:20 Go up to Lebanon and cry out; raise your voice in Bashan; cry out from Abarim, for all your lovers have been crushed.
- Jeremiah 30:14 All your lovers have forgotten you; they no longer seek you, for I have struck you as an enemy would, with the discipline of someone cruel, because of your great iniquity and your numerous sins.