OET interlinear LAM 1:2

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

בָּכ֨וֹ תִבְכֶּ֜ה בַּ⁠לַּ֗יְלָה וְ⁠דִמְעָתָ⁠הּ֙ עַ֣ל לֶֽחֱיָ֔⁠הּ

(Some words not found in UHB: to_weep she/it_wept in,night and,tear[s]_of,its on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in cheek_of,its not to/for=her/it comfort from=all lovers_of,its all/each/any/every friends_of,its dealt_treacherously with,it they_were to/for=her/it (into),enemies )

The author is speaking of the city of Jerusalem as if it were a woman who weeps and has tears on her cheeks. See the note on verse one. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [The people of Jerusalem weep bitterly in the night, and their tears are on their cheeks]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

כָּל־רֵעֶ֨י⁠הָ֙ בָּ֣גְדוּ בָ֔⁠הּ הָ֥יוּ לָ֖⁠הּ לְ⁠אֹיְבִֽים

(Some words not found in UHB: to_weep she/it_wept in,night and,tear[s]_of,its on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in cheek_of,its not to/for=her/it comfort from=all lovers_of,its all/each/any/every friends_of,its dealt_treacherously with,it they_were to/for=her/it (into),enemies )

These two phrases mean basically the same thing. The second emphasizes the meaning of the first by repeating the same idea with different words. Hebrew poetry was based on this kind of repetition, and you may want to show this to your readers by including both phrases in your translation. If it is helpful, you could connect the phrases in a way that shows that the second phrase is repeating the first one, not saying something additional. Alternate translation: [All her companions have betrayed her; yes, they have become her enemies]