אִם־חוֹמָ֣ה הִ֔יא נִבְנֶ֥ה עָלֶ֖יהָ טִ֣ירַת כָּ֑סֶף וְאִם־דֶּ֣לֶת הִ֔יא נָצ֥וּר עָלֶ֖יהָ ל֥וּחַ אָֽרֶז׃
Jeśli murem jest, tedy wzniesiem na niej zamek srebrny, a jeśli bramą jest, wtedy zamkniemy ją tarcicą cedrową.
Selichot Nusach Ashkenaz Lita
You spared the remnant [of the First Temple,] You established and fenced in [the Second,] and You gathered us therein; we were cast away because of the sin5This refers to שִנֽאַת חִנָם, unwarranted hatred, which was the cause for the destruction of the Second Temple. which equals the three sins6The three sins of idolatry, adultery, and murder were the cause for the destruction of the First Temple. which You despise; the Temple of Your yearning, You trampled because of us (our sins).