¹¹ Our holy and glorious temple,^(A) where our ancestors praised you,
    has been burned with fire,
    and all that we treasured^(B) lies in ruins.

⁵ They behaved like men wielding axes
    to cut through a thicket of trees.^(A)
6 They smashed all the carved^(B) paneling
    with their axes and hatchets.
⁷ They burned your sanctuary to the ground;
    they defiled^(C) the dwelling place^(D) of your Name.^(E)

¹⁰ The enemy laid hands
    on all her treasures;^(A)
she saw pagan nations
    enter her sanctuary^(B)—
those you had forbidden^(C)
    to enter your assembly.

¹¹ All her people groan^(D)
    as they search for bread;^(E)
they barter their treasures for food
    to keep themselves alive.
“Look, Lord, and consider,
    for I am despised.”