Lamentations 1:9 meaning and explanation
Her uncleanness stains her skirts; she did not consider her end. Her downfall was astounding; there was no one to comfort her. Look, O LORD, on my affliction, for the enemy has triumphed!
Lamentations 1:9, Berean Standard Bible
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The poet speaks for Jerusalem personified, mourning the Babylonian destruction of 586 BC. Her uncleanness, the defilement of her sin, stains her skirts, and she did not consider her end, giving no thought to where her choices would lead.
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