Lamentations 2:1 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

How hath the LORD covered the daughter of Zion with a cloud in his anger, and cast down from heaven unto the earth the beauty of Israel, and remembered not his footstool in the day of his anger!

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

Look how God has completely covered Jerusalem in the darkness of his anger, throwing down everything beautiful about Israel from heaven to earth. In his fury, he didn't even remember his own sacred place.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

When God's anger hits, even the most beautiful things can fall hard.

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