Ayin
“Yahweh has done
What he purposed.
He has carried out
His threat.
As he ordained
Long ago,
He has demolished
Without pity.
He has made
Your enemies
Rejoice
Over you.
He exalted
The might
Of your foes.”
Yahweh has done what he planned to do. He has carried out his threat as he said he would. He has demolished Jerusalem without any pity. Notice that it was Yahweh and not the Babylonian king who destroyed Jerusalem. Now, he has made the enemies and foes of Zion rejoice and exalt. This verse starts with the Hebrew consonant letter Ayin. Each verse after this will use the next letter of the Hebrew alphabet in this acrostic poem.
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