And the Lord being angry against Israel, delivered them into the hands of plunderers: who took them and sold them to their enemies, that dwelt round about. Neither could they stand against their enemies:
And the wrath of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he said: Behold, this nation hath made void my covenant, which I had made with their fathers, and hath despised to hearken to my voice.
Zain. The Lord hath cast off his altar, he hath cursed his sanctuary: he hath delivered the walls of the towers thereof into the hand of the enemy. They have made a noise in the house of the Lord, as in the day of a solemn feast.