ב (Bet)
1:2 She weeps bitterly at night;
tears stream down her cheeks. 1
She has no one to comfort her
among all her lovers. 2
All her friends have betrayed her;
they have become her enemies.
פ (Pe)
1:17 Zion spread out her hands,
but there is no one to comfort her.
The Lord has issued a decree against Jacob;
his neighbors 3 have become his enemies.
Jerusalem has become
like filthy garbage 4 in their midst. 5
ש (Sin/Shin)
1:21 They have heard 6 that I groan,
yet there is no one to comfort me.
All my enemies have heard of my trouble;
they are glad that you 7 have brought it about. 8
Bring about 9 the day of judgment 10 that you promised 11
so that 12 they may end up 13 like me!