13 And he (A)burned the house of the Lord, the (B)king’s house, and all the houses of Jerusalem; even every large house he burned with fire.

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13 He set fire(A) to the temple(B) of the Lord, the royal palace and all the houses(C) of Jerusalem. Every important building he burned down.

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The Lord has [a](A)destroyed; He has not spared
All the settlements of Jacob.
In His wrath He has (B)overthrown
The strongholds of the daughter of Judah,
He has (C)hurled them down to the ground;
He has (D)profaned the kingdom and its leaders.

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Footnotes

  1. Lamentations 2:2 Lit engulfed

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.

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