Lamentations 2:7-9

Good News Translation

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.

⁹ The gates lie buried in rubble, their bars smashed to pieces.
    The king and the noblemen now are in exile.
    The Law is no longer taught, and the prophets have no visions from the Lord.