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Lamentations 2:15-17
International Standard Version
Lamentations 2:15-17
International Standard Version
15 Everyone who passes by on the road
shake their fists[a] at you.
They hiss and shake their heads
at cherished[b] Jerusalem:
“Is this the city men used to call ‘The Perfection of Beauty,’
and ‘The Joy of the Entire Earth’”?
16 All of your enemies
insult you with gaping mouths.
They hiss and grind their teeth while saying,
“We have devoured her completely.
Yes, this is the day that we anticipated!
We found it at last;[c] we have seen it!”
17 The Lord did what he planned.
He carried out his threat.
Just as he commanded long ago,
he has torn down without pity;
He let the enemy boast about you
and has exalted the power[d] of your enemies.
Footnotes
- Lamentations 2:15 Or road clap their hands
- Lamentations 2:15 Lit. at the daughter
- Lamentations 2:16 The Heb. lacks at last
- Lamentations 2:17 Lit. horn
Lamentations 2:15-17
New International Version
Lamentations 2:15-17
New International Version
15 All who pass your way
clap their hands at you;(A)
they scoff(B) and shake their heads(C)
at Daughter Jerusalem:(D)
“Is this the city that was called
the perfection of beauty,(E)
the joy of the whole earth?”(F)
Footnotes
- Lamentations 2:17 Horn here symbolizes strength.
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