The ways. Not streets in the city, but the roads leading thereto.
mourn. Figure of speech Prosopopoeia. App-6.
solemn feasts. appointed feasts. See note on Psalms 74:8 (same word).
bitterness. bitter for her. Instead of festal joy, Compare Jeremiah 7:34; Jeremiah 16:9; Jeremiah 25:10; Jeremiah 31:13; Jeremiah 33:11.