¹¹ The Lord turned loose all of his anger;
    he poured out his ·strong [^Lhot] anger.
He set fire to ·Jerusalem [^LZion; ^Cthe location of the Temple; Ps. 74:4–7],
    ·burning it down to the [^Lconsuming its] foundations.

¹² Kings of the earth and ·people [^Lthe inhabitants] of the world
    could not believe
that enemies and foes
    could enter the gates of Jerusalem [^Csince God had made his presence known there; Ps. 48:1–2].

¹³ It happened because her prophets sinned
    and her priests did evil [Jer. 1:17–19; 2:7–8, 26; 4:9; 13:12–14].
They ·killed [^Lpoured out blood] in ·the city [^Lits midst]
    ·those who did what was right [the righteous].