טָבְע֤וּ בָאָ֙רֶץ֙ שְׁעָרֶ֔יהָ אִבַּ֥ד וְשִׁבַּ֖ר בְּרִיחֶ֑יהָ מַלְכָּ֨הּ וְשָׂרֶ֤יהָ בַגּוֹיִם֙ אֵ֣ין תּוֹרָ֔ה גַּם־נְבִיאֶ֕יהָ לֹא־מָצְא֥וּ חָז֖וֹן מֵיְהוָֽה׃ (ס)
Lumubog sa lupa ang mga pintuang-bayan nito; winasak at binali Niya ang mga halang nito; ang hari nito at ang mga pinuno nito ay nasa gitna ng mga bansa; wala nang Torah; maging ang mga propeta nito ay hindi nakatagpo ng pangitain mula sa Walang-Hanggan.
Tze'enah Ure'enah
“Sunk” [2:9]. The gates of the Temple have sunk into the ground. No enemy could touch them. The doors were worthy of this because they raised themselves when King David brought the Tablets into the Temple. Some sages say that because King David made the doors himself, the enemies could not vanquish the doors and they sank into the ground.16Lamentations Rabbah, 2.13. See also, B. Shabbat, 30a. He caused them to lose and broke her bolts, her king and her nobles under the nations and they did not have someone who could decide the laws of the Torah and they did not have a prophet among them.
Rashi
Her gates sank into the ground. The Midrash Aggadah [states], that because they [i.e., the gates] imparted honor to the Ark, as it is stated, “raise up your heads O gates,”29Tehilim 24:9. therefore no one had any power over them, and they sank into the ground. [But] our Rabbis said that they were Dovid’s handiwork, therefore, the enemies had no power over them.30Maseches Sotah 9a.
Rashi
Without guidance. There is no one among them to give instructions.