25 (A)By his cunning he shall make deceit prosper under his hand, and in his own mind (B)he shall become great. (C)Without warning he shall destroy many. And he (D)shall even rise up against the Prince of princes, and he shall be broken—but (E)by no human hand.

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(A)For the chastisement[a] of the daughter of my people has been greater
    than the punishment[b] of Sodom,
(B)which was overthrown in a moment,
    and no hands were wrung for her.[c]

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Footnotes

  1. Lamentations 4:6 Or iniquity
  2. Lamentations 4:6 Or sin
  3. Lamentations 4:6 The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain

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