Jerusalem has fallen silent and, without missing a beat, the narrator resumes his tale. In response to Jerusalem’s brief, but poignant disruption in verse 9 (“Look, God, at my affliction, for the enemy is exalted!”), the narrator focuses his attention first upon Jerusalem’s enemy and then upon her suffering.

Jerusalem
The Sins of Jerusalem
Courtesy of the Virtual Beit Midrash, Yeshivat Har Etzion