“These two things are come unto thee; who shall be sorry for thee? desolation, and destruction, and the famine, and the sword: by whom shall I comfort thee?”
The continuation 'These two things have befallen you—who will grieve with you?—devastation and destruction, famine and sword; who will comfort you?' catalogs Jerusalem's afflictions and emphasizes her isolation in suffering. The rhetorical questions highlight the absence of mourners and comforters, suggesting complete desolation. Yet the structure creates space for the divine answer: while humans cannot comfort, God can and will. The verse sets up divine comfort as answer to human absence.
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