How does the city sit solitary, that was full of people! She has become as a widow, who was great among the nations! She who was a princess among the provinces is become tributary!
    In verses 1-7 we have a description of the condition of the city, and verses 8-9 (Lamentations 1:8-9) give an explanation for that condition. Then verse 9b-11 is a prayer to God concerning her. 