² Without pity^(A) the Lord has swallowed^(B) up
    all the dwellings of Jacob;
in his wrath he has torn down
    the strongholds^(C) of Daughter Judah.
He has brought her kingdom and its princes
    down to the ground^(D) in dishonor.

⁵ The Lord is like an enemy;^(A)
    he has swallowed up Israel.
He has swallowed up all her palaces
    and destroyed her strongholds.^(B)
He has multiplied mourning and lamentation^(C)
    for Daughter Judah.^(D)

⁸ 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)