<p class="lamhebrew">&#1499; (<i>Kafi>)p> <p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc> fully vented<n id="1" /> his wrath;p> <p class="poetry">he poured out his fierce anger.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">He started a fire in Zion;p> <p class="poetry">it consumed her foundations.<n id="3" />p>

<t /><p class="lamhebrew">&#1488; (<i>Alefi>)p> <p class="poetry">Alas!<n id="1" /> The Lord<n id="2" /> has coveredp> <p class="poetry">Daughter Zion<n id="3" /> with his anger.<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">He has thrown down the splendor of Israelp> <p class="poetry">from heaven to earth;p> <p class="poetry">he did not protect<n id="5" /> his temple<n id="6" />p> <p class="poetry">when he displayed his anger.<n id="7" />p>

<p class="lamhebrew">&#1493; (<i>Vavi>)p> <p class="poetry">He destroyed his temple<n id="1" /> as if it were a vineyard;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">he destroyed his appointed meeting place.p> <p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc> has made those in Zion forgetp> <p class="poetry">both the festivals and the Sabbaths.<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">In his fierce anger<n id="4" /> he has spurned<n id="5" />p> <p class="poetry">both king and priest.p>

<p class="lamhebrew">&#1500; (<i>Lamedi>)p> <p class="poetry">Is it nothing to you,<n id="1" /> all you who pass by on the road?<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">Look and see!p> <p class="poetry">Is there any pain like mine?p> <p class="poetry">The Lord<n id="3" /> has afflicted me,<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">he<n id="5" /> has inflicted it on mep> <p class="poetry">when<n id="6" /> he burned with anger.<n id="7" />p>