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What does Lamentations 1:4 mean?

The roads to Zion are empty—no one comes for the festivals anymore. Her gates are deserted, her priests groan, her young women are grieving. She herself is bitter. Lamentations 1:4 - Modern Text Bible

(The city’s religious life is gone, and everyone is mourning. Even the city itself is described as feeling bitter.)