Lamentations 4:21

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.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The prophet addresses the Daughter of Edom, specifically those dwelling in the land of Uz, immediately after describing the capture of Jerusalem’s king and the city’s devastation.

The words — The Hebrew terms שִׂ֤ישִׂי (Si.si) and וְ/שִׂמְחִי֙ (ve./sim.Chi) command the audience to exult and rejoice, while גַּם\־ (gam-) marks the pivot that the coming cup of judgment will also reach them.

The thread — The announcement of Edom’s exposure and drunkenness parallels the prophetic reckoning in Amos 1:11 and stands in direct contrast to the completed punishment promised to the Daughter of Zion in Lamentations 4:22.

Why it lands — The text requires the reader to acknowledge that geographic distance or past alliance provides no protection from divine judgment, demanding sober readiness rather than false security.

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The Hebrew words

שִׂ֤ישִׂיSi.siexult וְשִׂמְחִי֙ve./sim.Chiand/ rejoice בַּת־bat-O daughter of אֱד֔וֹם'e.DomEdom יוֹשֶׁ֖בֶתyo.shav.ti[who] dwells בְּאֶ֣רֶץbe./'E.retzin/ [the] land of ע֑וּץ'UtzUz גַּם־gam-also עָלַ֙יִךְ֙'a.La.yi/khto/ you תַּעֲבָר־ta.'a.vor-it will pass on כּ֔וֹסKosa cup תִּשְׁכְּרִ֖יtish.ke.Riyou will become drunk וְתִתְעָרִֽי׃ סve./tit.'a.Riand/ you may strip yourself naked

King James Version

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.

Cross-references

Job 1:1 There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. And this man was blameless and upright, fearing God and shunning evil.
Amos 1:11 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.
Revelation 16:15 “Behold, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who remains awake and clothed, so that he will not go naked and let his shame be exposed.”
Psalms 137:7 Remember, O LORD, the sons of Edom on the day Jerusalem fell: “Destroy it,” they said, “tear it down to its foundations!”
Genesis 36:28 These are the sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran.
2 Chronicles 28:19 For the LORD humbled Judah because Ahaz king of Israel had thrown off restraint in Judah and had been most unfaithful to the LORD.
Psalms 83:3 With cunning they scheme against Your people and conspire against those You cherish,
Ecclesiastes 11:9 Rejoice, O young man, while you are young, and let your heart be glad in the days of your youth. Walk in the ways of your heart and in the sight of your eyes, but know that for all these things God will bring you to judgment.
Isaiah 34:1 Come near, O nations, to listen; pay attention, O peoples. Let the earth hear, and all that fills it, the world and all that springs from it.
Isaiah 63:1 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.”