KJV ORIGINAL
He hath bent his bow like an enemy: he stood with his right hand as an adversary, and slew all that were pleasant to the eye in the tabernacle of the daughter of Zion: he poured out his fury like fire.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
He drew his bow like he was our enemy, stood ready to strike like someone who wanted to destroy us, and killed everything beautiful in Zion's sacred place. His anger burned through everything like wildfire.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Sometimes even God's judgment feels like betrayal when everything beautiful gets destroyed.
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