1 The nations have come into your inheritance, God!They’ve defiled your holy temple.They’ve made Jerusalem a bunch of ruins.
2 They’ve left your servants’ bodiesas food for the birds;they’ve left the flesh of your faithfulto the wild animals of the earth.
3 They’ve poured out the blood of the faithfullike water all around Jerusalem,and there’s no one left to bury them.
4 We’ve become a joke to our neighbors,nothing but objects of ridiculeand disapproval to those around us.
5 How long will you rage, Lord? Forever?How long will your anger burn like fire?
6 Pour out your wrath on the nationswho don’t know you,on the kingdomsthat haven’t called on your name.
7 They’ve devoured Jacoband demolished his pasture.