Lamentations 2:9

The law is no more. Literally, “[there is] no law.” This may be interpreted, either (1) that the law is no longer in force because the king and princes are in exile, or (2) that these rulers are captive in a land where the law of God is not recognized. However, the Heb. torah, “law,” is a word of very broad usage, with the basic meaning of “instruction” (see on Deut. 31:9; Prov. 3:1). In its present context it does not seem unreasonable to understand torah here to refer to the whole framework of counsel and guidance that had departed from Judah with the exile of her government, her priests (to whom was especially committed the teaching of torah), and her prophets.

Her prophets. See Ps. 74:9; Eze. 7:26. This is a reference to the group of professional men who constituted the prophetic class, or party, in Judah, and who had been unfaithful to their calling (Jer. 18:18; 28:1-17). It does not include faithful prophets like Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Daniel, who all received divine revelations after the fall of Jerusalem (Jer. 42:4, 7; Eze. 32-48; Dan. 5-12).