²⁶ “As a thief is shamed when caught,
    so the house of Israel shall be shamed:
^(A)they, their kings, their officials,
    their priests, and their prophets,

^8 (A)Rejoice not over me, O ^(B)my enemy;
    ^(C)when I fall, I shall rise;
^(D)when I sit in darkness,
    the Lord will be a light to me.
^9 (E)I will bear the indignation of the Lord
    because I have sinned against him,
until ^(F)he pleads my cause
    and executes judgment for me.
^(G)He will bring me out to the light;
    I shall look upon his vindication.
¹⁰ Then ^(H)my enemy will see,
    and shame will cover her who ^(I)said to me,
    “Where is the Lord your God?”
^(J)My eyes will look upon her;
    now she will be trampled down
    ^(K)like the mire of the streets.

⁸ “I have heard ^(A)the taunts of Moab
    and ^(B)the revilings of the Ammonites,
how they have taunted my people
    and made boasts ^(C)against their territory.

¹⁵ All who pass along the way
    clap their hands at you;
^(A)they hiss and wag their heads
    at the daughter of Jerusalem:
“Is this the city that was called
    ^(B)the perfection of beauty,
    ^(C)the joy of all the earth?”

^16 (D)All your enemies
    rail against you;
they hiss, they gnash their teeth,
    they cry: “We ^(E)have swallowed her!
Ah, this is the day we longed for;
    now we have it; ^(F)we see it!”

¹⁷ The Lord has done what he purposed;
    he has carried out ^(G)his word,
which he commanded ^(H)long ago;
    ^(I)he has thrown down ^(J)without pity;
^(K)he has made the enemy rejoice over you
    and exalted the ^(L)might of your foes.