How does the city sit lovely, that was full of people! how has she become as a widow! she that was great among the nations, and princess among the provinces, how has she become a slave!

The loyal love of Yahweh does not cease; his compassions do not come to an end.

For the Lord does not give a man up for ever.

He does not {afflict willingly}, or grieve {anyone}.

or suppressing a person’s lawsuit—
the Lord does not approve of these things.

Who is this who speaks, and it occurs, when the Lord does not command it?

Doesn't both calamity and good come out of the mouth of the Most High?

Why does a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins?

My eye flows out and does not cease, from there being no intermission,

While we are, our eyes fail, for our help is vain; in our watching we have watched for a nation; it does not save.

Servants have ruled over us: there is none that does deliver us out of their hand.