² The Lord has ^[a](A)destroyed; He has not spared
All the settlements of Jacob.
In His wrath He has ^(B)overthrown
The strongholds of the daughter of Judah,
He has ^(C)hurled them down to the ground;
He has ^(D)profaned the kingdom and its leaders.

¹⁷ The Lord has ^(A)done what He determined;
He has accomplished His word
Which He commanded from days of old.
He has torn down ^(B)without sparing,
And He has helped the enemy to ^(C)rejoice over you;
He has ^(D)exalted the ^[a]might of your adversaries.

²¹ On the ground in the streets
Lie ^(A)young and old;
My ^(B)virgins and my young men
Have fallen by the sword.
You have put them to death on the day of Your anger,
You have slaughtered, ^(C)without sparing.