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They swung their axes
    like woodcutters in a forest.
With axes and picks,
    they smashed the carved paneling.
They burned your sanctuary to the ground.
    They defiled the place that bears your name.

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They behaved like men wielding axes
    to cut through a thicket of trees.(A)
They smashed all the carved(B) paneling
    with their axes and hatchets.
They burned your sanctuary to the ground;
    they defiled(C) the dwelling place(D) of your Name.(E)

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