² The Lord has ^(A)swallowed up; He has not spared
All the habitations of Jacob.
In His wrath He has ^(B)pulled down
The strongholds of the daughter of Judah;
He has ^(C)brought them down to the ground;
He has ^(D)profaned the kingdom and its princes.

¹⁷ Yahweh has ^(A)done what He purposed;
He has completed His word
Which He commanded from days of old.
He has pulled down ^(B)without sparing,
And He has caused the enemy to ^(C)be glad 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 killed them in the day of Your anger;
You have slaughtered, ^(C)not sparing.