5 They looked like woodmencutting down trees with their axes.
6 They smashed all the wooden panelswith their axes and sledgehammers.
7 They wrecked your Temple and set it on fire;they desecrated the place where you are worshipped.
8 They wanted to crush us completely;they burnt down every holy place in the land.
9 All our sacred symbols are gone;there are no prophets left,and no one knows how long this will last.
10 How long, O God, will our enemies laugh at you?Will they insult your name for ever?
11 Why have you refused to help us?Why do you keep your hands behind you?