15 All who pass along the way
(A)Clap their hands in ridicule at you;
They (B)[a]hiss and shake their heads
At the daughter of Jerusalem:
“Is this the city of which they said,
(C)Perfect in beauty,
(D)A joy to all the earth’?”
16 All (E)your enemies
Have opened their mouths wide against you;
They [b]hiss and (F)gnash their teeth.
They say, “We have (G)engulfed her!
This certainly is the (H)day which we awaited;
We have reached it, we have seen it!”
17 The Lord has (I)done what He determined;
He has accomplished His word
Which He commanded from days of old.
He has torn down (J)without sparing,
And He has helped the enemy to (K)rejoice over you;
He has (L)exalted the [c]might of your adversaries.

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  1. Lamentations 2:15 Or whistle
  2. Lamentations 2:16 Or whistle
  3. Lamentations 2:17 Lit horn

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

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

17 The Lord has done what he planned;
    he has fulfilled(K) his word,
    which he decreed long ago.(L)
He has overthrown you without pity,(M)
    he has let the enemy gloat over you,(N)
    he has exalted the horn[a] of your foes.(O)

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Footnotes

  1. Lamentations 2:17 Horn here symbolizes strength.