And this house will become (A)a heap of ruins; everyone who passes by it will be appalled and [a]hiss and say, ‘(B)Why has the Lord done such a thing to this land and this house?’

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  1. 1 Kings 9:8 Or whistle

This temple will become a heap of rubble. All[a] who pass by will be appalled(A) and will scoff and say, ‘Why has the Lord done such a thing to this land and to this temple?’(B)

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  1. 1 Kings 9:8 See some Septuagint manuscripts, Old Latin, Syriac, Arabic and Targum; Hebrew And though this temple is now imposing, all

19 Then (A)they burned the house of God and broke down the wall of Jerusalem, and burned all its fortified buildings with fire and destroyed all its valuable articles.

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19 They set fire(A) to God’s temple(B) and broke down the wall(C) of Jerusalem; they burned all the palaces and destroyed(D) everything of value there.(E)

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[a]Step toward the [b](A)irreparable ruins;
The enemy (B)has damaged everything in the sanctuary.
Your adversaries have (C)roared in the midst of Your meeting place;
They have set up their (D)own signs as (E)signs.
It [c]seems like one bringing up
His (F)axe into a [d]forest of trees.
And now they break down [e]all its (G)carved work
With axe and hammers.
They have [f](H)burned Your sanctuary [g]to the ground;
They have (I)defiled the dwelling place of Your name.

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  1. Psalm 74:3 Lit Lift Your footsteps
  2. Psalm 74:3 Lit ruins ruined for all time
  3. Psalm 74:5 Lit is known as
  4. Psalm 74:5 Lit thicket
  5. Psalm 74:6 Lit altogether
  6. Psalm 74:7 Lit set on fire
  7. Psalm 74:7 Or To the ground they...

Turn your steps toward these everlasting ruins,(A)
    all this destruction the enemy has brought on the sanctuary.

Your foes roared(B) in the place where you met with us;
    they set up their standards(C) as signs.
They behaved like men wielding axes
    to cut through a thicket of trees.(D)
They smashed all the carved(E) paneling
    with their axes and hatchets.
They burned your sanctuary to the ground;
    they defiled(F) the dwelling place(G) of your Name.(H)

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