Commentary for Lamentations 1:3
גָּֽלְתָ֨ה יְהוּדָ֤ה מֵעֹ֙נִי֙ וּמֵרֹ֣ב עֲבֹדָ֔ה הִ֚יא יָשְׁבָ֣ה בַגּוֹיִ֔ם לֹ֥א מָצְאָ֖ה מָנ֑וֹחַ כָּל־רֹדְפֶ֥יהָ הִשִּׂיג֖וּהָ בֵּ֥ין הַמְּצָרִֽים׃ (ס)
Judah went into exile because of affliction and great servitude; she settled among the nations, [and] found no rest; all her pursuers overtook her between the boundaries.
Rashi on Lamentations
Yehudah was exiled. From her land.
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Rashi on Lamentations
Because of torment. Because of her affliction.
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And excessive toil. With which the people of Kasdim burdened her.20Alternatively, Yehudah was exiled because of her idol worship [עבודה זרה]. (Rishon Letzion)
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