Lamentations 2:8-10

New American Standard Bible

⁸ The Lord determined to destroy
The wall of the daughter of Zion.
He has ^(A)stretched out a line,
He has not restrained His hand from ^[a]destroying,
And He has ^(B)caused rampart and wall to mourn;
They have languished together.
⁹ Her ^(C)gates have sunk into the ground,
He has destroyed and broken her bars.
Her king and her leaders are among the nations;
The ^(D)Law is gone.
Her prophets, too, find
^(E)No vision from the Lord.
¹⁰ The elders of the daughter of Zion
^(F)Sit on the ground and ^[b](G)are silent.
They have thrown ^(H)dust on their heads;
They have put on ^(I)sackcloth.
The ^(J)virgins of Jerusalem
Have bowed their heads to the ground.