¹⁷ The Lord has done what he purposed;
    he has carried out ^(A)his word,
which he commanded ^(B)long ago;
    ^(C)he has thrown down ^(D)without pity;
^(E)he has made the enemy rejoice over you
    and exalted the ^(F)might of your foes.

²¹ In the dust of the streets
    ^(A)lie the young and the old;
^(B)my young women and my young men
    have fallen by the sword;
^(C)you have killed them in the day of your anger,
    slaughtering ^(D)without pity.

⁴³ “You have wrapped yourself with anger and pursued us,
    ^(A)killing without pity;