http://factsanddetails.com/world.php?itemid=1425

The one in the 60's A.D. (C.E.) was the largest and most organized but during the entire Roman occupation of Israel, their was unrest and small skirmishes and retaliations.

"and if so when whilst Jesus was alive, did the Jewish countries get destroyed?"

It says before the boy could discern right from wrong which could practically mean any time frame from birth to conscious thinking thought, some could even argue before birth. But if we must continue the Jews were already under Roman rule and essentially crushed in comparison to the state Israel was in the time if Isaiah.

Let's even say you reject this suggestion. Their were several Jewish revolts that were crushed by the Romans and the "land laid to waste" could be the revolts being crushed because they were laid to waste, so their you go.

http://www.accordingtothescriptures.org/ prophecy/353prophecies.html

Yes, most religions deal with addressing a need. How that need is fulfilled depends on the religion.