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.

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Footnotes

  1. Lamentations 2:8 Lit engulfing

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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11 For the (A)stone will cry out from the wall,
And the rafter will answer it from the [a]framework.

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Footnotes

  1. Habakkuk 2:11 Lit wood

11 The stones(A) of the wall will cry out,
    and the beams of the woodwork will echo it.

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