Thou didst reject the covenant of thy servant: thou didst profane to the earth his consecration.
The crown of our head fell: wo! now to us, for we sinned.
They cast thy holy place into fire, to the earth they defiled the tent of thy name.
Jesus answered and said to him, What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know after these.
And will defile the chiefs of the holy place, and will give Jacob to be devoted, and Israel for reproaches.
And the fortress of the height of thy walls shall be brought low; be humbled, be struck to the earth, even to the dust.
For the enemy pursued my soul; he crushed to the earth my life; he caused me to dwell in darknesses, as the dead of old.
I said in my alarm, Every man a lie.
Thou didst cause to cease from his cleansing, and his throne thou didst cast it down to the earth.
And saying, This has made me sick: the years of the right hand of the Most High.
Thou wilt turn us back from the enemy: and those hating us spoiled for themselves.
Thou didst cause thy people to see a hard thing: thou didst give us to drink the wine of reeling.