Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Lamentations 2:8:

• Kupsabiny: “God had decided
  to destroy the walls of Jerusalem.
  He had prepared for
  everything to be destroyed.
  He smashed the outer wall and the inner one,
  and those walls cried/groaned like people.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “The Lord has decided to destroy the wall of the daughter Zion.
  He measured it with a rope,
  he did not stop his hand from destroying.
  He made both the towers and the walls weep.
  Together they collapsed.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “The LORD determined to destroy the stone-walls around Zion. He carefully planned the destruction of-it, and he really did it. Therefore the defenses and stone-walls were destroyed.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Yahweh was determined
  to cause the walls of our city to be torn down.
  It was as though he measured the walls
  and then he completely destroyed them.
  It was as though he caused the towers and walls to lament/weep,
  because they were now ruins.” (Source: Translation for Translators)