44:26 who fulfills the oracles of his prophetic servants 2
and brings to pass the announcements 3 of his messengers,
who says about Jerusalem, 4 ‘She will be inhabited,’
and about the towns of Judah, ‘They will be rebuilt,
her ruins I will raise up,’
ב (Bet)
2:2 The Lord 5 destroyed 6 mercilessly 7
all the homes of Jacob’s descendants. 8
In his anger he tore down
the fortified cities 9 of Daughter Judah.
He knocked to the ground and humiliated
the kingdom and its rulers. 10
ז (Zayin)
2:7 The Lord 11 rejected 12 his altar
and abhorred his temple. 13
He handed over to the enemy 14
her palace walls;
the enemy 15 shouted 16 in the Lord’s temple
as if it were a feast day. 17
ח (Khet)
2:8 The Lord was determined to tear down
Daughter Zion’s wall.
He prepared to knock it down; 18
he did not withdraw his hand from destroying. 19
He made the ramparts and fortified walls lament;
together they mourned their ruin. 20