So God brought the King of Babylon to attack the people of Judah and Jerusalem. {\cf2\super [455]} The king of Babylon killed the young men even when they were in the temple. He didn’t have mercy on the people of Judah and Jerusalem. The king of Babylon killed young and old people. He killed men and women. He killed sick and healthy people. God permitted Nebuchadnezzar to punish the people of Judah and Jerusalem.
The Lord rejected his altar.\par He rejected his Holy Place of worship.\par He let the enemy pull down the walls\par of the palaces of Jerusalem.\par The enemy shouted with joy\par in the Lord’s temple.\par They made noise, as if it were a holiday.\par
“The people of Israel should make their camps around the Meeting Tent. [7] Each group [8] will have its own special flag, and each person will camp near his group’s flag.
“Daniel the prophet {\cf2\super [368]} spoke about ‘the terrible thing that causes destruction.’ {\cf2\super [369]} You will see this terrible thing standing in the holy place (the temple).” (You that read this should understand what it means.)
At that time some people were there with Jesus. These people told Jesus about what happened to some people from Galilee. Pilate {\cf2\super [232]} killed those people while they were worshiping. Pilate mixed their blood with the blood of the animals they were sacrificing {\cf2\super [233]} \{to God\}.
The animal opened his mouth to say bad things against God. The animal also said bad things against God’s name, against the place where God lives, and against all those who live in heaven.