חֵ֤טְא חָֽטְאָה֙ יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם עַל־כֵּ֖ן לְנִידָ֣ה הָיָ֑תָה כָּֽל־מְכַבְּדֶ֤יהָ הִזִּיל֙וּהָ֙ כִּי־רָא֣וּ עֶרְוָתָ֔הּ גַּם־הִ֥יא נֶאֶנְחָ֖ה וַתָּ֥שָׁב אָחֽוֹר׃ (ס)
Mabigat na nagkasala ang Jerusalem, kaya siya'y naging isang lagalag; ang lahat ng nagpaparangal sa kanya ay humamak sa kanya, sapagkat nakita nila ang kanyang kahihiyan; at siya mismo ay dumaraing at tumalikod.
Kli Yakar
“For you will surely perish.” This repetition of language, as well as the repetition of “destruction” that he mentioned, and also the repetition of “making” that he mentioned when he said and you make a graven image, and you do evil, etc. — these can be interpreted according to the Midrashic approach where our Sages said (Midrash Rabbah Lamentations 1:57): “They sinned doubly, as it says (Lamentations 1:8), Jerusalem has grievously sinned. And they were punished doubly, as it says (Isaiah 40:2), For she has received from the Lord’s hand double for all her sins. And they are comforted doubly, as it says (Isaiah 40:1), Comfort, comfort My people.” But could it really enter your mind that they would be punished doubly more than they sinned? For this would not be consistent with the attribute of the Merciful One, blessed be He. And likewise, we need to understand what is the double nature of the sin.