⁶ He has wrecked his temple^[a]
as if it were merely a shack in a field,^[b]
destroying his place of meeting.^(A)
The Lord has abolished
appointed festivals and Sabbaths in Zion.
He has despised king and priest
in his fierce anger.

⁷ The Lord has rejected his altar,
repudiated his sanctuary;^(B)
he has handed the walls of her palaces
over to the enemy.
They have raised a shout in the house of the Lord
as on the day of an appointed festival.

⁸ The Lord determined to destroy
the wall of Daughter Zion.
He stretched out a measuring line^(C)
and did not restrain himself from destroying.
He made the ramparts and walls grieve;
together they waste away.

⁶ He has wrecked his temple^[a]
as if it were merely a shack in a field,^[b]
destroying his place of meeting.^(A)
The Lord has abolished
appointed festivals and Sabbaths in Zion.
He has despised king and priest
in his fierce anger.

⁷ The Lord has rejected his altar,
repudiated his sanctuary;^(B)
he has handed the walls of her palaces
over to the enemy.
They have raised a shout in the house of the Lord
as on the day of an appointed festival.

⁸ The Lord determined to destroy
the wall of Daughter Zion.
He stretched out a measuring line^(C)
and did not restrain himself from destroying.
He made the ramparts and walls grieve;
together they waste away.