¹⁵ Those who pass by on the road
    clap their hands and laugh at you.
They make fun of Jerusalem,
    shaking their heads at the sight of her.
They ask, “Is this the city that people called
    ‘The Most Beautiful City’
    and ‘The Joy of all the Earth’?”

¹⁶ All your enemies laugh at you.
    They whistle and grind their teeth at you.
They say, “We have swallowed them up!
    This is the day we were hoping for.
    We have finally seen this happen!”

¹⁷ The Lord did what he planned to do.
    He did what he said he would do.
    He did what he commanded a long time ago.
He destroyed, and he had no pity.
    He made your enemies happy because of what happened to you.
    He made your enemies strong.