4. The enemy shouted their war cries in the Temple. They put up their flags there to show they had won the war.
5. Their soldiers attacked the doors, like workmen chopping down trees.
6. Using axes and hatchets, they smashed the carved panels inside.
7. They burned down your Holy Place. It was built to honor your name, but they pulled it down to the ground.
8. The enemy decided to crush us completely. They burned every holy place in the country.
9. We do not see any of our signs. There are no more prophets. And no one knows how long this will last.
10. God, how much longer will the enemy make fun of us? Will you let them insult your name forever?
11. Why won’t you help us? Use your power to defeat our enemies!
12. God, you have been our King for a long time. You have saved us many times on this earth.
13. With your great power you split open the sea and broke the heads of the sea monster.
14. Yes, you smashed the heads of Leviathan and left his body for animals to eat.
15. You make the springs and rivers flow, and you make the rivers dry up.
16. You control the day and the night. You made the sun and the moon.
17. You set the limits for everything on earth. And you created summer and winter.