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"He has done violence to his temple, as if it were a garden; he has destroyed his place of assembly. The Lord has caused solemn assembly and Sabbath to be forgotten in Zion. He has spurned in his fierce anger the king and the priest. "
Poetic mourning over Jerusalem's destruction.
Old Testament • Book #25
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