Lamentations 2:5-7

Good News Translation

⁵ Like an enemy, the Lord has destroyed Israel;
    He has left her forts and palaces in ruins.
    He has brought on the people of Judah unending sorrow.

⁶ He smashed to pieces the Temple where we worshiped him;
    He has put an end to holy days and Sabbaths.
    King and priest alike have felt the force of his anger.

⁷ The Lord rejected his altar and deserted his holy Temple;
    He allowed the enemy to tear down its walls.
    They shouted in victory where once we had worshiped in joy.