² Without mercy the Lord has destroyed
    every home in Israel.^[a]
In his anger he has broken down
    the fortress walls of beautiful Jerusalem.^[b]
He has brought them to the ground,
    dishonoring the kingdom and its rulers.

⁴³ “You have engulfed us with your anger, chased us down,
    and slaughtered us without mercy.

¹⁷ But it is the Lord who did just as he planned.
    He has fulfilled the promises of disaster
    he made long ago.
He has destroyed Jerusalem without mercy.
    He has caused her enemies to gloat over her
    and has given them power over her.

³⁹ You have renounced your covenant with him;
    you have thrown his crown in the dust.
⁴⁰ You have broken down the walls protecting him
    and ruined every fort defending him.

²⁸ That is why I have disgraced your priests;
    I have decreed complete destruction^[a] for Jacob
    and shame for Israel.

¹² The high walls of Moab will be demolished.
    They will be brought down to the ground,
    down into the dust.

⁹ You will throw them in a flaming furnace
    when you appear.
The Lord will consume them in his anger;
    fire will devour them.

²¹ “See them lying in the streets—
    young and old,
boys and girls,
    killed by the swords of the enemy.
You have killed them in your anger,
    slaughtering them without mercy.

⁵ Yes, the Lord has vanquished Israel
    like an enemy.
He has destroyed her palaces
    and demolished her fortresses.
He has brought unending sorrow and tears
    upon beautiful Jerusalem.