Lamentations 2:2-5

English Standard Version

² The Lord ^(A)has swallowed up ^(B)without mercy
    all the habitations of Jacob;
in his wrath ^(C)he has broken down
    the strongholds of the daughter of Judah;
he has brought ^(D)down to the ground ^(E)in dishonor
    the kingdom ^(F)and its rulers.

³ He has cut down in ^(G)fierce anger
    all ^(H)the might of Israel;
^(I)he has withdrawn from them his right hand
    in the face of the enemy;
^(J)he has burned like a flaming fire in Jacob,
    consuming all around.

^4 (K)He has bent his bow like an enemy,
    with his right hand set ^(L)like a foe;
and he has killed all who were delightful in our eyes
    in the tent of the daughter of Zion;
he has poured out his fury like fire.

^5 (M)The Lord has become like an enemy;
    ^(N)he has swallowed up Israel;
^(O)he has swallowed up all its palaces;
    he has laid in ruins its strongholds,
and he has multiplied in the daughter of Judah
    ^(P)mourning and lamentation.