Lamentations 2:6-8

Good News Translation

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.

⁸ The Lord was determined that the walls of Zion should fall;
    He measured them off to make sure of total destruction.
    The towers and walls now lie in ruins together.