Lamentations 2:8-10

Expanded Bible

⁸ The Lord planned to destroy
    the wall around ·Jerusalem [^Lthe daughter of Zion; ^Cthe location of the Temple].
He ·measured the wall [^Lextended a measuring line; ^Cusually used in construction but here in demolition]
    and did not stop himself from ·destroying [^Lswallowing] it.
He made the walls and ·defenses [ramparts] ·sad [mourn];
    together they have ·fallen [languished].

⁹ ·Jerusalem’s [^LIts] gates have ·fallen [sunk] to the ground;
    he destroyed and smashed the bars [^Cof the gates; Ps. 107:16; Is. 45:2; Jer. 51:30; Nah. 3:13].
Her king and her princes are among the nations.
    The ·teaching [law; instruction; ^CGod’s law] has stopped,
and the prophets do not have
    visions from the Lord.

¹⁰ The elders of ·Jerusalem [^Lthe daughter of Zion; ^Cthe location of the Temple]
    sit on the ground in silence.
They throw dust on their heads
    and put on ·rough cloth [sackcloth; burlap; signs of grief or repentance].
The young women of Jerusalem
    bow their heads to the ground [^Cin sorrow].