1 “Look how the Lord has covered the people of Zionwith the cloud of his anger!He has thrown down Israel’s beauty from heaven to earth.He didn’t ⌊even⌋ remember his footstool on the day of his anger.
2 The Lord swallowed up all of Jacob’s pastures without any pity.He tore down the fortified cities of Judah in his fury.He brought the kingdom ⌊of Judah⌋ and its leadersdown to the ground in dishonor.
3 In his burning anger he cut off all of Israel’s strength.He withdrew his right hand when they faced their enemy.He burned like a raging fire in ⌊the land of⌋ Jacob,destroying everything around him.
4 Like an enemy he bent his bow.Like an opponent his right hand held the arrow steady.He killed all the beautiful people.He poured out his fury like fire on the tent of Zion’s people.
5 The Lord became an enemy.He swallowed up Israel.He swallowed up all of its palaces.He destroyed its strongholds.He made the people of Judah mourn and moan.
6 He stripped his own booth as if it were a gardenand destroyed his own festivals.The Lord wiped out the memory of festivals and days of worship in Zion.He expelled kings and priests because of his fierce anger.
7 The Lord rejected his altar and disowned his holy place.He handed the walls of Zion’s palaces over to its enemies.The enemies made noise in the Lord’s templeas though it were a festival day.