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16 (A)All your enemies
    rail against you;
they hiss, they gnash their teeth,
    they cry: “We (B)have swallowed her!
Ah, this is the day we longed for;
    now we have it; (C)we see it!”
17 The Lord has done what he purposed;
    he has carried out (D)his word,
which he commanded (E)long ago;
    (F)he has thrown down (G)without pity;
(H)he has made the enemy rejoice over you
    and exalted the (I)might of your foes.

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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)

17 The Lord has done what he planned;
    he has fulfilled(E) his word,
    which he decreed long ago.(F)
He has overthrown you without pity,(G)
    he has let the enemy gloat over you,(H)
    he has exalted the horn[a] of your foes.(I)

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Footnotes

  1. Lamentations 2:17 Horn here symbolizes strength.