ע (Ayin)
1:16 I weep because of these things;
my eyes 1 flow with tears. 2
For there is no one in sight who can comfort me 3
or encourage me. 4
My children 5 are desolated 6
because an enemy has prevailed.
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 7 have become his enemies.
Jerusalem has become
like filthy garbage 8 in their midst. 9