Lamentations 4:11-13

Good News Translation

¹¹ The Lord turned loose the full force of his fury;
    he lit a fire in Zion that burned it to the ground.

¹² No one anywhere, not even rulers of foreign nations,
    believed that any invader could enter Jerusalem's gates.

¹³ But it happened, because her prophets sinned and her priests were guilty
    of causing the death of innocent people.