Lamentations 2:16-17
New Living Translation
16 All your enemies mock you.
They scoff and snarl and say,
“We have destroyed her at last!
We have long waited for this day,
and it is finally here!”
17 But it is the Lord who did just as he planned.
He has fulfilled the promises of disaster
he made long ago.
He has destroyed Jerusalem without mercy.
He has caused her enemies to gloat over her
and has given them power over her.
Lamentations 2:16-17
New American Standard Bible
16 All (A)your enemies
Have opened their mouths wide against you;
They [a]hiss and (B)gnash their teeth.
They say, “We have (C)engulfed her!
This certainly is the (D)day which we awaited;
We have reached it, we have seen it!”
17 The Lord has (E)done what He determined;
He has accomplished His word
Which He commanded from days of old.
He has torn down (F)without sparing,
And He has helped the enemy to (G)rejoice over you;
He has (H)exalted the [b]might of your adversaries.
Footnotes
- Lamentations 2:16 Or whistle
- Lamentations 2:17 Lit horn
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