¹⁴ The visions of your prophets
    were false^(A) and worthless;
they did not expose your sin
    to ward off your captivity.^(B)
The prophecies they gave you
    were false and misleading.^(C)

¹⁵ All who pass your way
    clap their hands at you;^(D)
they scoff^(E) and shake their heads^(F)
    at Daughter Jerusalem:^(G)
“Is this the city that was called
    the perfection of beauty,^(H)
    the joy of the whole earth?”^(I)

¹⁶ All your enemies open their mouths
    wide against you;^(J)
they scoff and gnash their teeth^(K)
    and say, “We have swallowed her up.^(L)
This is the day we have waited for;
    we have lived to see it.”^(M)