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).

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