Jeremiah 15:5
For who shall have pity upon thee, O Jerusalem? or who shall bemoan thee? or who shall go aside to ask how thou doest? For who shall have pity upon thee, O Jerusalem? or who shall bemoan thee? or who shall go aside to ask how thou doest?
Jerusalem is shown as utterly forsaken, with no one to have pity upon her. No one will mourn over her or bemoan her ruin. No traveler will even turn aside from the way to stop and ask after her welfare. This complete absence of sympathy and inquiry lays bare how desperate her condition had become.
The utterance stands among prophecies characterized both by stern denunciation of sin and by deep sorrow over the transgression of the people. It reflects persistent wrongdoing and a continued refusal to heed the messages sent to them. Appeals calling them to return to God went largely unanswered. It was spoken with punishment at the hands of Babylon drawing near.