Lam 1:5 | NETfull | STEP | Her foes subjugated her; her enemies are at ease. For the Lord afflicted her because of her many acts of rebellion. Her children went away captive before the enemy.

Lamentations 1:5

ה (He)

5 Her foes subjugated her; ^{▼▼ Heb “her foes became [her] head” (הָיוּ צָרֶיהָ לְרֹאשׁ, hayu tsareha l^ero’sh) or more idiomatically “have come out on top.” This is a Semitic idiom for domination or subjugation, with “head” as a metaphor for leader.}
her enemies are at ease. ^{▼▼ The nuance expressed in the LXX is that her enemies prosper (cf. KJV, NASB, NRSV, NLT).}
For the Lord afflicted her
because of her many acts of rebellion. ^{▼▼ Heb “because of her many rebellions.” The plural פְּשָׁעֶיהָ (p^esha’eha, “her rebellions”) is an example of the plural of repeated action or characteristic behavior (see IBHS 121 #7.4.2c). The 3rd person feminine singular suffix (“her”) probably functions as a subjective genitive: “her rebellions” = “she has rebelled.”}
Her children went away
captive ^{▼▼ The singular noun שְׁבִי (sh^evi) is a collective singular, meaning “captives, prisoners.” It functions as an adverbial accusative of state: “[they] went away as captives.”} before the enemy.