Lamentations 2:16-18

Common English Bible

¹⁶ All your enemies open wide their mouths against you;
they whistle, grinding their teeth. They say, “We have devoured!
This is definitely the day we’ve been waiting for. We’ve seen it come to pass.”

¹⁷ The Lord did what he had planned. He accomplished the word
that he had commanded long ago. He ripped down, showing no compassion.
He made the enemy rejoice over you; he raised up your adversaries’ horn.

¹⁸ Cry out to my Lord from the heart,^[a] you wall of Daughter Zion;
make your^[b] tears run down like a flood all day and night.
Don’t relax at all; don’t rest your eyes a moment.