Lamentations 4:21-22

21 Rejoice and be glad, Daughter Edom, you who live in the land of Uz. But to you also the cup will be passed; you will be drunk and stripped naked.

22 Your punishment will end, Daughter Zion; he will not prolong your exile. But he will punish your sin, Daughter Edom, and expose your wickedness.

Lamentations 4:21-22 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO LAMENTATIONS 4

The prophet begins this chapter with a complaint of the ill usage of the dear children of God, and precious sons of Zion, La 4:1,2; relates the dreadful effects of the famine during the siege of Jerusalem, La 4:3-10; the taking and destruction of that city he imputes to the wrath of God; and represents it as incredible to the kings and inhabitants of the earth, La 4:11,12; the causes of which were the sins of the prophets, priests, and people, La 4:13-16; expresses the vain hopes they once had, but now were given up entirely, their king being taken, La 4:17-20; and the chapter is concluded with a prophecy of the destruction of the Edomites, and of the return of the Jews from captivity, La 4:21,22.

Cross References

• 1. S Genesis 10:23
• 2. S Psalms 16:5; S Jeremiah 25:15
• 3. Isaiah 34:6-10; S Isaiah 63:6; Ezekiel 35:15; Amos 1:11-12; Obadiah 1:16; Habakkuk 2:16
• 4. Isaiah 40:2; Jeremiah 33:8
• 5. S Psalms 137:7; Ezekiel 25:12-14; Malachi 1:4