Les Lamentations 1:8 Commentaire : Tze'enah Ure'enah & Rashi

חֵ֤טְא חָֽטְאָה֙ יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם עַל־כֵּ֖ן לְנִידָ֣ה הָיָ֑תָה כָּֽל־מְכַבְּדֶ֤יהָ הִזִּיל֙וּהָ֙ כִּי־רָא֣וּ עֶרְוָתָ֔הּ גַּם־הִ֥יא נֶאֶנְחָ֖ה וַתָּ֥שָׁב אָחֽוֹר׃ (ס)

Jérusalem a gravement prévariqué, aussi est-elle devenue un objet de répulsion; tous ceux qui l’honoraient la bafouent, car ils ont vu sa nudité. Elle-même soupire et détourne la face.

Tze'enah Ure'enah

“Greatly sinned” [1:8]. Jerusalem sinned and therefore was sent into exile. The strangers, who used to honor Israel, now saw Israel disgraced. They have seen the shame and Israel sighing and shrinking back.

Rashi

A wanderer. One who is in exile; an expression of moving and wandering,37See Bereishis 4:12. Also, see Rashi in verse 17 below. esmovement in O.F.

Rashi

Her degradation. [Literally; her nakedness] Her shame.

Rashi

Sorrowful. [Here נֶאֶנְחָה is] an expression in the passive past tense, sospira in O.F. [However, in] “They have heard how I groan,”38Below, verse 21. it is a noun, sospirose in O.F.