Our holyand beautifulhouse,Whereour fatherspraisedYou, Has beenburned[by] fire;And allour preciousthingshave becomea ruin.
Then the kingfacedaboutand blessedallthe assemblyof Israel,while allthe assemblyof Israelwas standing.
"Blessedbe the LORD,whohas givenrestto His peopleIsrael,according to allthat He promised;not onewordhas failedof allHis goodpromise,whichHe promisedthroughMosesHis servant.
He burnedthe houseof the LORD,the king'shouse,and allthe housesof Jerusalem;even everygreathousehe burnedwith fire.
Then they burnedthe houseof Godand brokedownthe wallof Jerusalem,and burnedallits fortifiedbuildingswith fireand destroyedallits valuablearticles.
He said,"Blessedbe the LORD,the Godof Israel,whospokewith His mouthto my fatherDavidand has fulfilled[it] with His hands,saying,
Allthe sonsof Israel,seeingthe firecomedownand the gloryof the LORDupon the house,boweddownon the pavementwith their facesto the ground,and they worshipedand gavepraiseto the LORD,[saying], "TrulyHe is good,trulyHis lovingkindnessis everlasting."
The priestsstoodat their posts,and the Levitesalso, with the instrumentsof musicto the LORD,whichKingDavidhad madefor givingpraiseto the LORD--"for His lovingkindnessis everlasting"--whenever he gavepraiseby their means,while the priestson the othersideblewtrumpets;and allIsraelwas standing.
Your holypeoplepossessedYour sanctuaryfor a littlewhile,Our adversarieshave trodden[it] down.
He burnedthe houseof the LORD,the king'shouseand allthe housesof Jerusalem;even everylargehousehe burnedwith fire.
In the daysof her afflictionand homelessnessJerusalemremembersallher preciousthingsThat were from the daysof old,When her peoplefellinto the handof the adversaryAnd noonehelpedher. The adversariessawher, They mockedat her ruin.
Howthe Lordhas coveredthe daughterof ZionWith a cloudin His anger!He has castfrom heavento earthThe gloryof Israel,And has not rememberedHis footstoolIn the dayof His anger.
The Lordhas rejectedHis altar,He has abandonedHis sanctuary;He has deliveredinto the handof the enemyThe wallsof her palaces.They have madea noisein the houseof the LORDAs in the dayof an appointedfeast.
Speakto the houseof Israel,"Thussaysthe LordGOD,'Behold,I am about to profaneMy sanctuary,the prideof your power,the desireof your eyesand the delightof your soul;and your sonsand your daughterswhomyou have leftbehindwill fallby the sword.
As for you, sonof man,will [it] not be on the daywhen I takefrom them their stronghold,the joyof their pride,the desireof their eyesand their heart'sdelight,their sonsand their daughters,
Then the angelof the LORDsaid,"O LORDof hosts,howlongwill You havenocompassionfor Jerusalemand the citiesof Judah,with whichYou have beenindignanttheseseventyyears?"
And He saidto them, "Do you not seeallthese things?TrulyI sayto you, not one stoneherewill be leftupon another,whichwill not be torn down."
Allits landis brimstoneand salt,a burningwaste, unsownand unproductive,and nograssgrowsin it, like the overthrowof Sodomand Gomorrah,Admahand Zeboiim,whichthe LORDoverthrewin His angerand in His wrath.'
