1 Oh, no!In anger, my Lord put Daughter Zion under a cloud;he threw Israel’s glory from heaven down to earth.On that day of wrath, he didn’t consider his own footstool.
2 Showing no compassion, my Lord devoured each of Jacob’s meadows;in his wrath he tore down the walled cities of Daughter Judah.The kingdom and its officials, he forced to the ground, shamed.
3 In his burning rage, he cut off each of Israel’s horns;right in front of the enemy, he withdrew his strong hand;he burned against Jacob like a flaming fire that ate up everything nearby.
4 He bent his bow as an enemy would; his strong hand was poised like an adversary.He killed every precious thing in sight;he poured out his wrath like fire on Daughter Zion’s tent.
5 My Lord has become like an enemy. He devoured Israel;he devoured all her palaces; he made ruins of her city walls.In Daughter Judah he multiplied mourning along with more mourning!
6 He wrecked his own booth like a garden; he destroyed his place for festivals.The Lord made Zion forget both festival and sabbath;in his fierce rage, he scorned both monarch and priest.