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But to you also the cup will be passed; you will be drunk and stripped naked. <a href="/nlt/lamentations/4.htm">New Living Translation</a> Are you rejoicing in the land of Uz, O people of Edom? But you, too, must drink from the cup of the LORD’s anger. You, too, will be stripped naked in your drunkenness. <a href="/esv/lamentations/4.htm">English Standard Version</a> Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom, you who dwell in the land of Uz; but to you also the cup shall pass; you shall become drunk and strip yourself bare. <a href="/bsb/lamentations/4.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> So rejoice and be glad, O Daughter of Edom, you who dwell in the land of Uz. Yet the cup will pass to you as well; you will get drunk and expose yourself. <a href="/kjv/lamentations/4.htm">King James Bible</a> Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom, that dwellest in the land of Uz; the cup also shall pass through unto thee: thou shalt be drunken, and shalt make thyself naked. <a href="/nkjv/lamentations/4.htm">New King James Version</a> Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom, You who dwell in the land of Uz! The cup shall also pass over to you And you shall become drunk and make yourself naked. <a href="/nasb_/lamentations/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Rejoice and be joyful, daughter of Edom, Who lives in the land of Uz; But the cup will pass to you as well, You will become drunk and expose yourself. <a href="/nasb/lamentations/4.htm">NASB 1995</a> Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom, Who dwells in the land of Uz; But the cup will come around to you as well, You will become drunk and make yourself naked. <a href="/nasb77/lamentations/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom, Who dwells in the land of Uz; But the cup will come around to you as well, You will become drunk and make yourself naked. <a href="/lsb/lamentations/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom, Who inhabits the land of Uz; But the cup will pass on to you as well; You will become drunk and make yourself naked. <a href="/amp/lamentations/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Rejoice and be glad, O Daughter of Edom, Who lives in the land of Uz. But the cup [of the wine of God’s wrath] will pass to you as well; You will become drunk and make yourself naked. <a href="/csb/lamentations/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> So rejoice and be glad, Daughter Edom, you resident of the land of Uz! Yet the cup will pass to you as well; you will get drunk and expose yourself. <a href="/hcsb/lamentations/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> So rejoice and be glad, Daughter Edom, you resident of the land of Uz! Yet the cup will pass to you as well; you will get drunk and expose yourself. <a href="/asv/lamentations/4.htm">American Standard Version</a> Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom, that dwellest in the land of Uz: The cup shall pass through unto thee also; thou shalt be drunken, and shalt make thyself naked. <a href="/cev/lamentations/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> You people of Edom can celebrate now! But your time will come to suffer and stagger around naked. <a href="/erv/lamentations/4.htm">English Revised Version</a> Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom, that dwellest in the land of Uz: the cup shall pass through unto thee also; thou shalt be drunken, and shalt make thyself naked. <a href="/gwt/lamentations/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "Rejoice and be glad, people of Edom, inhabitants of the country of Uz. The cup [of the LORD's fury] will be passed to you next. You'll get drunk and take off all your clothes. <a href="/gnt/lamentations/4.htm">Good News Translation</a> Laugh on, people of Edom and Uz; be glad while you can. Your disaster is coming too; you too will stagger naked in shame. <a href="/isv/lamentations/4.htm">International Standard Version</a> Celebrate and rejoice, you women of Edom, who live in the land of Uz. But to you the cup also will pass— you will become drunk and stripped naked. <a href="/msb/lamentations/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> So rejoice and be glad, O Daughter of Edom, you who dwell in the land of Uz. Yet the cup will pass to you as well; you will get drunk and expose yourself. <a href="/net/lamentations/4.htm">NET Bible</a> Rejoice and be glad for now, O people of Edom, who reside in the land of Uz. But the cup of judgment will pass to you also; you will get drunk and take off your clothes. <a href="/nheb/lamentations/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Rejoice and be glad, daughter of Edom, that dwell in the land of Uz. The cup shall pass through to you also; you will get drunk, and shall make yourself naked. <a href="/wbt/lamentations/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom, that dwellest in the land of Uz; the cup also shall pass through to thee: thou shalt be drunken, and shalt make thyself naked. <a href="/web/lamentations/4.htm">World English Bible</a> Rejoice and be glad, daughter of Edom, who dwells in the land of Uz. The cup will pass through to you also. You will be drunken, and will make yourself naked. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/lamentations/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom, "" Dwelling in the land of Uz, "" Even to you a cup passes over, "" You are drunk, and make yourself naked. <a href="/ylt/lamentations/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Joy and rejoice, O daughter of Edom, Dwelling in the land of Uz, Even unto thee pass over doth a cup, Thou art drunk, and makest thyself naked. <a href="/slt/lamentations/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom, dwelling in the land of Uz; also upon thee shall the cup pass: thou shalt be drunken, and make thyself naked.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/lamentations/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Sin. Rejoice, and be glad, O daughter of Edom, that dwellest in the land of Hus: to thee also shall the cup come, thou shalt be made drunk, and naked. <a href="/cpdv/lamentations/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> SIN. Be glad and rejoice, O daughter of Edom, who dwells in the Land of Uz. The cup will also pass to you; you will be inebriated as well as naked. <a href="/nabre/lamentations/4.htm">New American Bible</a> Rejoice and gloat, daughter Edom, dwelling in the land of Uz, The cup will pass to you as well; you shall become drunk and strip yourself naked! <a href="/nrsvce/lamentations/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Rejoice and be glad, O daughter Edom, you that live in the land of Uz; but to you also the cup shall pass; you shall become drunk and strip yourself bare.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/lamentations/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom that dwells in the land of Uz; the cup also shall pass to you; you shall become drunken you shall be harassed. <a href="/hpbt/lamentations/4.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Shin Dance and rejoice, daughter of Edum, who dwells in the land of Uts. Also to you the cup shall come and you shall be drunk and you shall be afflicted<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/lamentations/4.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom, That dwellest in the land of Uz: The cup shall pass over unto thee also; Thou shalt be drunken, and shalt make thyself naked. <a href="/sep/lamentations/4.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> CHSEN. Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Idumea, that dwellest in the land: yet the cup of the Lord shall pass through to thee: thou shalt be drunken, and pour forth. <a href="/parallel/lamentations/4-21.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rKrWuOkEqzQ?start=1284" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/lamentations/4.htm">The Distress of Zion</a> …20The LORD’s anointed, the breath of our life, was captured in their pits. We had said of him, “Under his shadow we will live among the nations.” 21<a href="/hebrew/7797.htm" title="7797: śî·śî (V-Qal-Imp-fs) -- To exult, rejoice. Or siys; a primitive root; to be bright, i.e. Cheerful.">So rejoice</a> <a href="/hebrew/8055.htm" title="8055: wə·śim·ḥî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-fs) -- Rejoice, be glad. A primitive root; probably to brighten up, i.e. be blithe or gleesome.">and be glad,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: baṯ- (N-fsc) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">O Daughter</a> <a href="/hebrew/123.htm" title="123: ’ĕ·ḏō·wm (N-proper-ms) -- The name of a condiment. Or oedowm; from 'adom; red; Edom, the elder twin-brother of Jacob; hence the region occupied by him.">of Edom,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: yō·šaḇ·tī (V-Qal-Prtcpl-fs) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">you who dwell</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: bə·’e·reṣ (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">in the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/5780.htm" title="5780: ‘ūṣ (N-proper-fs) -- Apparently from uwts; consultation; Uts, a son of Aram, also a Seirite, and the regions settled by them.">of Uz.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3563.htm" title="3563: kō·ws (N-fs) -- From an unused root meaning to hold together; a cup, often figuratively, a lot; also some unclean bird, probably an owl.">Yet the cup</a> <a href="/hebrew/5674.htm" title="5674: ta·‘ă·ḇār- (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- To pass over, through, or by, pass on. A primitive root; to cross over; used very widely of any transition; specifically, to cover.">will pass</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·la·yiḵ (Prep:: 2fs) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: gam- (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">you as well;</a> <a href="/hebrew/7937.htm" title="7937: tiš·kə·rî (V-Qal-Imperf-2fs) -- A primitive root; to become tipsy; in a qualified sense, to satiate with a stimulating drink or influence.">you will get drunk</a> <a href="/hebrew/6168.htm" title="6168: wə·ṯiṯ·‘ā·rî (Conj-w:: V-Hitpael-ConjImperf-2fs) -- To be naked or bare. A primitive root; to be bare; hence, to empty, pour out, demolish.">and expose yourself.</a> 22O Daughter of Zion, your punishment is complete; He will not prolong your exile. But He will punish your iniquity, O Daughter of Edom; He will expose your sins.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/jeremiah/49-12.htm">Jeremiah 49:12-13</a> For this is what the LORD says: “If those who do not deserve to drink the cup must drink it, can you possibly remain unpunished? You will not go unpunished, for you must drink it too. / For by Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, that Bozrah will become a desolation, a disgrace, a ruin, and a curse, and all her cities will be in ruins forever.” <a href="/obadiah/1-16.htm">Obadiah 1:16-18</a> For as you drank on My holy mountain, so all the nations will drink continually. They will drink and gulp it down; they will be as if they had never existed. / But on Mount Zion there will be deliverance, and it will be holy, and the house of Jacob will reclaim their possession. / Then the house of Jacob will be a blazing fire, and the house of Joseph a burning flame; but the house of Esau will be stubble—Jacob will set it ablaze and consume it. Therefore no survivor will remain from the house of Esau.” For the LORD has spoken. <a href="/isaiah/34-5.htm">Isaiah 34:5-8</a> When My sword has drunk its fill in the heavens, then it will come down upon Edom, upon the people I have devoted to destruction. / The sword of the LORD is bathed in blood. It drips with fat—with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams. For the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah, a great slaughter in the land of Edom. / And the wild oxen will fall with them, the young bulls with the strong ones. Their land will be drenched with blood, and their soil will be soaked with fat. ... <a href="/jeremiah/25-15.htm">Jeremiah 25:15-17</a> This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, said to me: “Take from My hand this cup of the wine of wrath, and make all the nations to whom I send you drink from it. / And they will drink and stagger and go out of their minds, because of the sword that I will send among them.” / So I took the cup from the LORD’s hand and made all the nations drink from it, each one to whom the LORD had sent me, <a href="/ezekiel/25-12.htm">Ezekiel 25:12-14</a> This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because Edom acted vengefully against the house of Judah, and in so doing incurred grievous guilt, / therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: I will stretch out My hand against Edom and cut off from it both man and beast. I will make it a wasteland, and from Teman to Dedan they will fall by the sword. / I will take My vengeance on Edom by the hand of My people Israel, and they will deal with Edom according to My anger and wrath. Then they will know My vengeance, declares the Lord GOD.’ <a href="/isaiah/63-1.htm">Isaiah 63:1-6</a> Who is this coming from Edom, from Bozrah with crimson-stained garments? Who is this robed in splendor, marching in the greatness of His strength? “It is I, proclaiming vindication, mighty to save.” / Why are Your clothes red, and Your garments like one who treads the winepress? / “I have trodden the winepress alone, and no one from the nations was with Me. I trampled them in My anger and trod them down in My fury; their blood spattered My garments, and all My clothes were stained. ... <a href="/jeremiah/50-11.htm">Jeremiah 50:11-13</a> “Because you rejoice, because you sing in triumph—you who plunder My inheritance—because you frolic like a heifer treading grain and neigh like stallions, / your mother will be greatly ashamed; she who bore you will be disgraced. Behold, she will be the least of the nations, a wilderness, a dry land, and a desert. / Because of the wrath of the LORD, she will not be inhabited; she will become completely desolate. All who pass through Babylon will be horrified and will hiss at all her wounds. <a href="/psalms/137-7.htm">Psalm 137:7-9</a> Remember, O LORD, the sons of Edom on the day Jerusalem fell: “Destroy it,” they said, “tear it down to its foundations!” / O Daughter of Babylon, doomed to destruction, blessed is he who repays you as you have done to us. / Blessed is he who seizes your infants and dashes them against the rocks. <a href="/isaiah/21-11.htm">Isaiah 21:11-12</a> This is the burden against Dumah: One calls to me from Seir, “Watchman, what is left of the night? Watchman, what is left of the night?” / The watchman replies, “Morning has come, but also the night. If you would inquire, then inquire. Come back yet again.” <a href="/ezekiel/35-1.htm">Ezekiel 35:1-15</a> Moreover, the word of the LORD came to me, saying, / “Son of man, set your face against Mount Seir and prophesy against it, / and declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am against you, O Mount Seir. I will stretch out My hand against you and make you a desolate waste. ... <a href="/malachi/1-2.htm">Malachi 1:2-4</a> “I have loved you,” says the LORD. But you ask, “How have You loved us?” “Was not Esau Jacob’s brother?” declares the LORD. “Yet Jacob I have loved, / but Esau I have hated, and I have made his mountains a wasteland and left his inheritance to the desert jackals.” / Though Edom may say, “We have been devastated, but we will rebuild the ruins,” this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “They may build, but I will demolish. They will be called the Land of Wickedness, and a people with whom the LORD is indignant forever. <a href="/amos/1-11.htm">Amos 1:11-12</a> This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Edom, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because he pursued his brother with the sword and stifled all compassion; his anger raged continually, and his fury flamed incessantly. / So I will send fire upon Teman to consume the citadels of Bozrah.” <a href="/isaiah/47-1.htm">Isaiah 47:1-3</a> “Go down and sit in the dust, O Virgin Daughter of Babylon. Sit on the ground without a throne, O Daughter of the Chaldeans! For you will no longer be called tender or delicate. / Take millstones and grind flour; remove your veil; strip off your skirt, bare your thigh, and wade through the streams. / Your nakedness will be uncovered and your shame will be exposed. I will take vengeance; I will spare no one.” <a href="/jeremiah/51-24.htm">Jeremiah 51:24-26</a> Before your very eyes I will repay Babylon and all the dwellers of Chaldea for all the evil they have done in Zion,” declares the LORD. / “Behold, I am against you, O destroying mountain, you who devastate the whole earth, declares the LORD. I will stretch out My hand against you; I will roll you over the cliffs and turn you into a charred mountain. / No one shall retrieve from you a cornerstone or a foundation stone, because you will become desolate forever,” declares the LORD. <a href="/isaiah/13-19.htm">Isaiah 13:19-22</a> And Babylon, the jewel of the kingdoms, the glory of the pride of the Chaldeans, will be overthrown by God like Sodom and Gomorrah. / She will never be inhabited or settled from generation to generation; no nomad will pitch his tent there, no shepherd will rest his flock there. / But desert creatures will lie down there, and howling creatures will fill her houses. Ostriches will dwell there, and wild goats will leap about. ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom, that dwell in the land of Uz; the cup also shall pass through to you: you shall be drunken, and shall make yourself naked.be glad<a href="/psalms/83-3.htm">Psalm 83:3-12</a> They have taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted against thy hidden ones… <a href="/psalms/137-7.htm">Psalm 137:7</a> Remember, O LORD, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem; who said, Rase it, rase it, even to the foundation thereof.<a href="/ecclesiastes/11-9.htm">Ecclesiastes 11:9</a> Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.the land<a href="/genesis/36-28.htm">Genesis 36:28</a> The children of Dishan are these; Uz, and Aran.<a href="/job/1-1.htm">Job 1:1</a> There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.the cup<a href="/isaiah/34-1.htm">Isaiah 34:1</a> Come near, ye nations, to hear; and hearken, ye people: let the earth hear, and all that is therein; the world, and all things that come forth of it.<a href="/isaiah/63-1.htm">Isaiah 63:1-6</a> Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this that is glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save… <a href="/jeremiah/25-15.htm">Jeremiah 25:15-29</a> For thus saith the LORD God of Israel unto me; Take the wine cup of this fury at my hand, and cause all the nations, to whom I send thee, to drink it… and shalt<a href="/2_chronicles/28-19.htm">2 Chronicles 28:19</a> For the LORD brought Judah low because of Ahaz king of Israel; for he made Judah naked, and transgressed sore against the LORD.<a href="/micah/1-11.htm">Micah 1:11</a> Pass ye away, thou inhabitant of Saphir, having thy shame naked: the inhabitant of Zaanan came not forth in the mourning of Bethezel; he shall receive of you his standing.<a href="/revelation/16-15.htm">Revelation 16:15</a> Behold, I come as a thief. 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Edom, descendants of Esau, often opposed Israel and Judah. Historically, Edom rejoiced at Judah's downfall, as seen in <a href="/obadiah/1-12.htm">Obadiah 1:12</a>. The call to rejoice is not genuine but highlights their misplaced confidence. Edom's joy is short-lived, as their own judgment is imminent. This reflects the biblical principle that those who gloat over others' misfortunes will face their own consequences (<a href="/proverbs/24-17.htm">Proverbs 24:17-18</a>).you who dwell in the land of Uz The land of Uz is associated with Edom and is also the setting for the Book of Job (<a href="/job/1.htm">Job 1:1</a>). This geographical reference ties Edom to a region known for its wisdom and wealth, yet also for suffering and divine testing. The mention of Uz underscores the impending judgment on Edom, despite its historical significance and prosperity.Yet the cup will pass to you as well The "cup" symbolizes God's wrath and judgment, a common biblical metaphor (<a href="/psalms/75-8.htm">Psalm 75:8</a>, <a href="/isaiah/51-17.htm">Isaiah 51:17</a>). This phrase indicates that Edom will not escape divine retribution. The cup passing to Edom signifies the universality of God's justice, where no nation is exempt from accountability. This aligns with the prophetic theme that all nations will face judgment (<a href="/jeremiah/25-15.htm">Jeremiah 25:15-29</a>).you will get drunk and expose yourself Drunkenness here symbolizes the loss of control and the shame that follows divine judgment. This imagery is used throughout scripture to depict nations or individuals overwhelmed by God's wrath (<a href="/isaiah/51-21.htm">Isaiah 51:21-23</a>, <a href="/jeremiah/25-27.htm">Jeremiah 25:27</a>). The exposure signifies disgrace and vulnerability, a reversal of Edom's previous arrogance. This serves as a warning that pride leads to downfall, a theme echoed in <a href="/proverbs/16-18.htm">Proverbs 16:18</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/d/daughter_of_edom.htm">Daughter of Edom</a> Refers to the people of Edom, descendants of Esau, who were often in conflict with Israel. Edom is personified as a daughter, indicating the nation as a whole. 2. <a href="/topical/l/land_of_uz.htm">Land of Uz</a> A region associated with Edom, possibly located in the area southeast of the Dead Sea. It is also known as the homeland of Job. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_cup.htm">The Cup</a> Symbolizes God's judgment. In biblical literature, drinking from a cup often represents experiencing God's wrath or judgment. 4. <a href="/topical/e/exposure.htm">Exposure</a> Represents shame and disgrace. In the context of judgment, it implies being laid bare before others, often as a result of sin or rebellion.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_justice_is_universal.htm">God's Justice is Universal</a> God's judgment is not limited to Israel; it extends to all nations, including Edom. This reminds us that no one is exempt from God's righteous judgment. <a href="/topical/r/rejoicing_in_sin_leads_to_judgment.htm">Rejoicing in Sin Leads to Judgment</a> The call for Edom to "rejoice and be glad" is ironic, as their temporary triumph over Israel will lead to their own downfall. This teaches us that rejoicing in the misfortune of others is contrary to God's will and leads to consequences. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_pride.htm">The Consequences of Pride</a> Edom's pride and arrogance led to their judgment. We must guard against pride, recognizing that it can lead to our downfall. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a> The prophecy against Edom demonstrates God's control over all nations. We can trust in God's sovereignty and justice, even when it seems delayed. <a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_humility.htm">Repentance and Humility</a> The exposure of Edom's shame serves as a call to repentance. We are encouraged to humble ourselves before God, seeking His mercy and forgiveness.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_lamentations_4.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Lamentations 4</a> <a href="/q/who_was_felix_in_the_bible.htm">Where is the Land of Uz located?</a> <a href="/q/where_is_the_land_of_uz_located.htm">Where is the Land of Uz located?</a> <a href="/q/is_job's_story_historically_accurate.htm">Is Job's story historically accurate?</a> <a href="/q/is_there_evidence_of_job's_existence.htm">Job 1:1 – Is there any historical or archaeological evidence outside the Bible confirming Job’s existence and great wealth? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/lamentations/4.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(21) O daughter of Edom.--The triumph of Edom in the downfall of Zion was, as in Psalms 137, the crowning sorrow of the mourner. But with this sorrow there is a vision of judgment, which is also a vision of hope; the prophet returning to his favourite image of the wine-cup (<a href="/jeremiah/25-17.htm" title="Then took I the cup at the LORD's hand, and made all the nations to drink, to whom the LORD had sent me:">Jeremiah 25:17</a>). On the "Land of Uz" see Notes on <a href="/job/1-1.htm" title="There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.">Job 1:1</a>, <a href="/jeremiah/25-20.htm" title="And all the mingled people, and all the kings of the land of Uz, and all the kings of the land of the Philistines, and Ashkelon, and Azzah, and Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod,">Jeremiah 25:20</a>.Shalt make thyself naked.--See Note on <a href="/lamentations/1-8.htm" title="Jerusalem has grievously sinned; therefore she is removed: all that honored her despise her, because they have seen her nakedness: yes, she sighs, and turns backward.">Lamentations 1:8</a>, and comp. <a href="/nahum/3-5.htm" title="Behold, I am against you, said the LORD of hosts; and I will discover your skirts on your face, and I will show the nations your nakedness, and the kingdoms your shame.">Nahum 3:5</a> for a bolder form of the same image. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/lamentations/4.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 21. - Rejoice and be glad. An ironical address to Edom, who is bidden to enjoy her malicious triumph, but warned that it will be but short lived. How ungenerously the Edomites behaved at the fall of Jerusalem we are repeatedly told (see on Jeremiah 49:7). In the land of Uz. As to the situation of Uz, see on Jeremiah 25:20. The cup; one of Jeremiah's images (see <a href="/jeremiah/25-15.htm">Jeremiah 25:15</a>). <a href="/commentaries/lamentations/4-21.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>So rejoice שִׂ֤ישִׂי (śî·śî) Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7797.htm">Strong's 7797: </a> To be bright, cheerful and be glad, וְשִׂמְחִי֙ (wə·śim·ḥî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8056.htm">Strong's 8056: </a> Glad, joyful, merry O daughter בַּת־ (baṯ-) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> A daughter of Edom, אֱד֔וֹם (’ĕ·ḏō·wm) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_123.htm">Strong's 123: </a> The name of a condiment who dwells יוֹשֶׁ֖בֶת (yō·wō·še·ḇeṯ) Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry in the land בְּאֶ֣רֶץ (bə·’e·reṣ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land of Uz. ע֑וּץ (‘ūṣ) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5780.htm">Strong's 5780: </a> Uz -- a son of Aram, also a son of Nahor, also an Edomite, also perhaps a district East of Palestine Yet the cup כּ֔וֹס (kō·ws) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3563.htm">Strong's 3563: </a> A cup, a lot, some unclean bird, an owl will pass תַּעֲבָר־ (ta·‘ă·ḇār-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5674.htm">Strong's 5674: </a> To pass over, through, or by, pass on to עָלַ֙יִךְ֙ (‘ā·la·yiḵ) Preposition | second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against you as well; גַּם־ (gam-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and you will get drunk תִּשְׁכְּרִ֖י (tiš·kə·rî) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7937.htm">Strong's 7937: </a> To become tipsy, to satiate with a, stimulating drink, influence and expose yourself. וְתִתְעָרִֽי׃ (wə·ṯiṯ·‘ā·rî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive imperfect - second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6168.htm">Strong's 6168: </a> To be, bare, to empty, pour out, demolish <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/lamentations/4-21.htm">Lamentations 4:21 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/lamentations/4-21.htm">Lamentations 4:21 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/lamentations/4-21.htm">Lamentations 4:21 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/lamentations/4-21.htm">Lamentations 4:21 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/lamentations/4-21.htm">Lamentations 4:21 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/lamentations/4-21.htm">Lamentations 4:21 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/lamentations/4-21.htm">Lamentations 4:21 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/lamentations/4-21.htm">Lamentations 4:21 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/lamentations/4-21.htm">Lamentations 4:21 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/lamentations/4-21.htm">Lamentations 4:21 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-21.htm">OT Prophets: Lamentations 4:21 Rejoice and be glad daughter of Edom (Lam. 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