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.