Although her allies failed to rescue her from the Babylonians (see also Lamentations 1:2; Lamentations 4:17), it was the absence of the Lord's assistance
that devastated Jerusalem. There was a confident expectation that God would help his people (see Psalm 46:6), but because they had broken covenant with Him, His protection
over them was no more. As a result, there was no help and her foes mocked her.1 As the Babylonians laughed over her destruction, this verse serves as a warning against self-confidence (Proverbs 16:18). Affluence and security can be taken away at any time by the Lord.2
7 Aux jours de sa détresse et de sa misère, Jérusalem s'est souvenue De tous les biens qu'elle possédait autrefois, Quand son peuple est tombé sans secours sous la main de l'oppresseur; Ses ennemis l'ont vue, et ils ont ri de sa chute.