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Poetic visual interpretation: Bare damaged ancient stone altar in a roofless ruined enclosure, no sacrifice, no divine figure.
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Lamentations 2:7

The Altar Abandoned

Devastation and the Cry in the Night · Lamentations 2

Story guide: Visual essay for Lamentations 2:7. Bare damaged ancient stone altar in a roofless ruined enclosure, no sacrifice, no divine figure. This composition interprets the poem; it does not identify a historical participant or add an event.

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7The Lord has rejected his altar; he has abandoned his sanctuary. He has given the walls of her palaces into the hand of the enemy. They raised a shout in the house of Yahweh as on the day of an appointed feast.

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