Lamentations 2:14-16

Christian Standard Bible

¹⁴ Your prophets saw visions for you
that were empty and deceptive;^[a](A)
they did not reveal your iniquity
and so restore your fortunes.^(B)
They saw pronouncements for you
that were empty and misleading.

¹⁵ All who pass by
scornfully clap their hands^(C) at you.
They hiss^(D) and shake their heads^(E)
at Daughter Jerusalem:
Is this the city that was called
the perfection of beauty,^(F)
the joy of the whole earth?^(G)

¹⁶ All your enemies
open their mouths against you.^(H)
They hiss and gnash their teeth,^(I)
saying, “We have swallowed her up.^(J)
This is the day we have waited for!
We have lived to see it.”