וְהַבַּ֤יִת הַזֶּה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָיָ֣ה עֶלְי֔וֹן לְכָל־עֹבֵ֥ר עָלָ֖יו יִשֹּׁ֑ם וְאָמַ֗ר בַּמֶּ֨ה עָשָׂ֤ה יְהוָה֙ כָּ֔כָה לָאָ֥רֶץ הַזֹּ֖את וְלַבַּ֥יִת הַזֶּֽה׃
Bait ini, yang dahulu begitu agung, setiap orang yang melewatinya akan tercengang dan berkata: ‘Mengapa Yang Mahakekal berbuat demikian terhadap negeri ini dan terhadap Bait ini?’
Ibn Ezra
And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms. And Babylon that HAS BEEN the glory of kingdoms; comp. הבית הזה יהיה עליון this house which will HAVE BEEN high (1 Kings 9:8).20The point of comparison seems to be the different use made of the future tense in two successive parts of the same verse. In the verse of the Book of Kings referred to, יהיה is used for the past, while ישום is a proper future; (in the corresponding passage of 2 Chron. 7:21, יהיה is replaced by אשר היה). Here even the same word והיתה is used once as a past and once as a future.