2:1a How the Lord has covered the Daughter of Zion

See how the Lord covered the city of Zion (New International Reader’s Version)
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Oh, God was extremely angry with us!

2:1b with the cloud of His anger!

with his anger ⌊like a⌋ cloud!
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As a result, ⌊it was as though⌋ he covered Jerusalem with a stormy cloud.

2:1c He has cast the glory of Israel

He destroyed the most beautiful city in Israel.
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Zion was the most beautiful city in Israel. But he has put it down (Easy English Bible)

2:1d from heaven to earth.

⌊Jerusalem⌋ is ruined now.
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to the ground from its high place ⌊of honor⌋ .

2:1e He has abandoned His footstool

He did not protect his temple
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He did not spare the temple, ⌊even though it was⌋ the place where he lived among the people.

2:1f in the day of His anger.

when he got angry.
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That’s how angry he was!

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