¹⁸ “The Lord is ^(A)righteous,
For I ^(B)rebelled against His ^[a]commandment.
Hear now, all peoples,
And behold my sorrow;
My virgins and my young men
Have gone into captivity.

¹⁷ The Lord has done what He ^(A)purposed;
He has fulfilled His word
Which He commanded in days of old.
He has thrown down and has not pitied,
And He has caused an enemy to ^(B)rejoice over you;
He has exalted the ^[a]horn of your adversaries.