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What does Lamentations 1:8 mean?

Jerusalem sinned badly, and now she’s treated like something filthy. Everyone who used to respect her now looks down on her, because they’ve seen her shame. She just groans and turns away. Lamentations 1:8 - Modern Text Bible

(The city’s disgrace is public and painful, a direct result of her own wrongdoing.)