Lamentations 2:16-18
Amplified Bible
16
All your enemies
Have opened their mouths wide against you;
They [scornfully] hiss and gnash their teeth.
They say, “We have swallowed her up!
Certainly this is the day for which we waited;
We have reached it, we have seen it!”
17
The Lord has done what He planned;
He has accomplished His word
Which He commanded [a]from days of old.
He has demolished without sparing,
And He has caused the enemy to rejoice over you;
He has exalted the power of your enemies.(A)
18
Their hearts cried out to the Lord.
“O wall of the Daughter of Zion,
Let your tears run down like a river day and night;
Give yourself no relief,
Let your eyes have no rest.
Footnotes
- Lamentations 2:17 The Jews were well aware of the ancient predictions of the coming judgment against Israel because of their sin.
Lamentations 2:16-18
New International Version
16 All your enemies open their mouths
wide against you;(A)
they scoff and gnash their teeth(B)
and say, “We have swallowed her up.(C)
This is the day we have waited for;
we have lived to see it.”(D)
Footnotes
- Lamentations 2:17 Horn here symbolizes strength.
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