Lamentations 4:11-13

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¹¹ The Lord used all of his anger.
    He poured out all his anger.
He made a fire in Zion
    that burned it down to the foundations.
¹² The kings of the earth could not believe what had happened.
    The people of the world could not believe what had happened.
They could not believe that enemies
    would be able to come through the city gates of Jerusalem.
¹³ This happened because the prophets
    of Jerusalem sinned.
This happened because the priests
    of Jerusalem did evil things.
They were shedding the blood of good people
    in the city of Jerusalem.