3 God, come walk through these ancient ruins. Come back to the Holy Place that the enemy destroyed.
4 The enemy shouted their war cries in the Temple. They put up their flags there to show they had won the war.
5 Their soldiers attacked the doors, like workmen chopping down trees.
6 Using axes and hatchets, they smashed the carved panels inside.
7 They burned down your Holy Place. It was built to honor your name, but they pulled it down to the ground.
8 The enemy decided to crush us completely. They burned every holy place in the country.
9 We do not see any of our signs. There are no more prophets. And no one knows how long this will last.