They have also (A)shut the doors of the porch and extinguished the lamps, and have not burned incense nor offered burnt offerings in the holy place to the God of Israel. Therefore (B)the wrath of the Lord was against Judah and Jerusalem, and He has made them an object of terror, of horror, and of (C)hissing, as you see with your own eyes. For behold, (D)our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons, our daughters, and our wives are in captivity because of this.

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They also shut the doors of the portico and put out the lamps. They did not burn incense(A) or present any burnt offerings at the sanctuary to the God of Israel. Therefore, the anger of the Lord has fallen on Judah and Jerusalem; he has made them an object of dread and horror(B) and scorn,(C) as you can see with your own eyes. This is why our fathers have fallen by the sword and why our sons and daughters and our wives are in captivity.(D)

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