Why did he say "ha'Ma'os Ma'asta Es Yehudah"?
Malbim: After Yirmeyah heard that Hashem shares in Yisrael's pain, this shows that You do not despise them!
What is the meaning of "Im b'Tziyon"?
Radak citing Targum Yonasan: The residents of Tziyon. Radak - he does not discuss the Churban, rather, the affliction of the residents.
What is the meaning of "Ga'alah Nafshecha"?
Rashi: You do not intend to return to it. If You intend to return to it, why did You strike it without remedy?!
Malbim: Even if You despised Yehudah, You should not be repulsed with Tziyon - Your Shechinah is there!
This is like a prayer for the nation. Hashem forbade him to do so!
Radak: He is not praying for the entire nation, only for part of it.
With what did Hashem strike them?
Radak: With hunger.
What remedy is lacking?
Radak: There is no rain.
Malbim: You always create the remedy before the illness, a blood-letter who first prepares the medicines to stop the bleeding after the blood-letting and revive the patient. This shows that he does not let blood with intent to wound, rather, to heal. Also the affliction of Yisrael - if it is via Hashgachah, it is primarily so they will repent. Therefore, He should prepare the remedy first. If so, why didn't You prepare the remedy 1 ? And if the affliction is via Hester Panim, this is only if it is natural - this is not natural! Refer to 14:19:7:2, 14:19:8:3.
What is his source that the remedy was not prepared? Perhaps it is prepared, but Hashem decreed that we suffer longer before the cure! (PF)
What is the meaning of "Kaveh l'Shalom v'Ein Tov"?
Radak: "Kaveh" is Makor (like an infinitive). If we will hope for Shalom from our neighboring nations, and go to buy grain from Egypt, no good will come to us from any side.
Malbim: Based on nature, there should be Shalom - however, there is not 1 !
What is "l'Es Marpei"?
Radak: It is [time for] a cure from the afflictions of hunger and the enemy.
Radak citing Targum Yonasan: At the time of pardon of sins, there is punishment of sins.
Malbim: After the affliction, it is time for the cure - but we are still terrified!
What is the meaning of "v'Hinei Ve'asah"?
Radak: We are terrified from both afflictions.
