1)
Why was Yerushalayim called "Azuvah"?
1.
Malbim: Divinity and the Shechinah were missing.
2)
What is "Artzech"?
1.
Radak: It is the rest of Eretz Yisrael, for the verse addresses Yerushalayim.
3)
Why was Eretz Yisrael called "Shomemah"?
1.
Malbim: It was desolate of its residents.
4)
Why is it called "Cheftzi Vah"?
1.
Radak: The honor will be in Yerushalayim.
2.
Malbim: Hashem will desire it, and return to dwell in it.
5)
What is "Be'ulah"?
1.
Rashi, Targum Yonasan: It is settled. Radak - a settled land is depicted as a woman with a husband. When it is desolate, it is like a widow without a husband - "ha'Ir Rabasi Am Haysah k'Almanah" (Eichah 1:1).
