Verse 16
Lamentations 2:16
American Standard Version Byzantine Text
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All thine enemies have opened their mouth wide against thee; They hiss and gnash the teeth; they say, We have swallowed her up; Certainly this is the day that we looked for; we have found, we have seen it.
Original Language Text
hebrew
פָּצ֨וּ עָלַ֤יִ/ךְ פִּי/הֶם֙ כָּל א֣וֹיְבַ֔יִ/ךְ שָֽׁרְקוּ֙ וַ/יַּֽחַרְקוּ שֵׁ֔ן אָמְר֖וּ בִּלָּ֑עְנוּ אַ֣ךְ זֶ֥ה הַ/יּ֛וֹם שֶׁ/קִּוִּינֻ֖/הוּ מָצָ֥אנוּ רָאִֽינוּ
English Translation
"All your enemies have opened their mouths against you, they hissed and gnashed their teeth; they said, 'We have swallowed her up; this is the day that we hoped for; we have found it, we have seen it.'"
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