2:7a The Lord has rejected His altar

The Lord stopped using his altar
-or-
He rejected his own altar

2:7b He has abandoned His sanctuary

and moved out of his holy place.
-or-
and disowned the sacred place where he lived ⌊in the temple⌋ .

2:7c He has delivered the walls of her palaces

He let the beautiful buildings ⌊in Jerusalem⌋
-or-

⌊Instead of protecting the city,⌋ he allowed ⌊Zion’s⌋ fortresses

2:7d into the hand of the enemy.

be destroyed by enemies.
-or-
to be captured by Israel’s enemies.

2:7e They have raised a shout in the house of the LORD

They shouted in Yahweh’s holy house
-or-
The enemies shouted in the temple of Yahweh,

2:7f as on the day of an appointed feast.

as people ⌊in former times⌋ shouted on a special holy day.
-or-
like we (incl.) previously shouted during our sacred festivals.

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