Because ardour for Your house has eaten me up, And the reproaches of those who reproach You have fallen on me.
For even the Messiah did not please Himself, but, as it has been written, “The reproaches of those who reproached You fell upon Me.”
My ardour has consumed me, For my adversaries have forgotten Your words.
All who pass by the way plunder him; He is a reproach to his neighbours.
And he said, “I have been very jealous for יהוה Elohim of hosts, for the children of Yisra’ĕ
“And also, because I delighted in the House of my Elohim, I have treasure of gold and silver; I give for the House of my Elohim even more than all that I have prepared for the Set-apart House:
He has removed my brothers far away from me, and my friends are completely estranged from me.
And those seeking my life lay a snare; And those seeking my evil have spoken of destruction, And utter deceit all day long.