¹⁶ פ All thine enemies have gaped with their mouth against thee; they hiss and gnash the teeth; they say, We have swallowed· her ·up; surely this is the day that we waited·​·for; we have·​·found it, we have seen it.

¹⁸ If I go·​·out into the field, then behold the slain of the sword! and if I go·​·into the city, then behold the sicknesses of famine! For both^◦ the prophet and^◦ the priest trade to^▵ a land, and they know it not.