World English Bible (WEB)
"The Lord has rejected his altar, he has disowned his sanctuary, and has given up into the hand of the enemy the walls of her palaces. They have made a shout in the house of the Lord, as in the day of a solemn assembly. "
Poetic mourning over Jerusalem's destruction.
Old Testament • Book #25
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