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He burned the house of the Lord, the house of the king, and all the houses of Jerusalem (every noble house); he destroyed them by fire.(A) 10 The Chaldean troops who were with the captain of the guard tore down the walls that surrounded Jerusalem,

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He set fire(A) to the temple of the Lord, the royal palace and all the houses of Jerusalem. Every important building he burned down.(B) 10 The whole Babylonian army under the commander of the imperial guard broke down the walls(C) around Jerusalem.

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The Lord was bent on destroying
    the wall of daughter Zion:
He stretched out the measuring line;[a]
    did not hesitate to devour,
Brought grief on rampart and wall
    till both succumbed.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 2:8 The measuring line: normally used for building, here employed ironically as an instrument of destruction; cf. Is 34:11; 2 Kgs 21:13.

The Lord determined to tear down
    the wall around Daughter Zion.(A)
He stretched out a measuring line(B)
    and did not withhold his hand from destroying.
He made ramparts(C) and walls lament;
    together they wasted away.(D)

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