Nobody can explain the gravity of sin betterthan the person who has experienced the wrath of God. This is an experience the inhabitants of Zion would not like to remember. 
From our text, they lamented over their suffering. They were in pain and sorrow, resulting from their sins. Their sorrow was so great that they were even astonished. They were not only weak and weary, but also became an easy prey for their enemies.

Unable to bear the weight of their misery any longer, they cried out in desperation to a traveller, who walked the busy trade routes near Jerusalem, ”ls it nothing to you? Do you not care what has happened to me? Have you no sympathy to offer me?” They challenged these passers-by to name one city which had suffered what they had gone through. They apparently felt that their suffering was unparalleled. 

They knew, ab initio, that it was God, who administered the painful and fatal stroke to them. But they acknowledged that it was due to their sins, pointing out that God, at the appointed time, convoked a solemn assembly of foreign powers to destroy them. Their mighty men, including youths, were cast into the winepress of God's wrath, while their unde%uFB01led ladies were trampled upon.

They could not blame God for their situation, as they admitted that they were justly punished. In prayer-like fashion, they called upon the neighbouring people to hear their wail and behold their sorrow. There are always reasons for mishaps that came to man. Most of these are always self-inflicted. Let not the wicked and impenitent  think they can escape the wrath of God, even if it is delayed. Repent of your wickedness and  impiety, and %uFB01nd solace in Christ.