44. the woman you saw is Jerusalem, which you now see as a completed city.
45. When she told you that for thirty years she had had no children, it meant that for 3,000 years no offerings had yet been made there.
46. Then Solomon built the city, and sacrifices began to be offered there. At that time the childless woman gave birth to her son.
47. When she told you that she took great care in bringing the son up, that referred to the period when Jerusalem was inhabited.
48. When she told you of the death of her son on his wedding day, that meant the destruction of Jerusalem.