Lamentations 4:21
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.
Study Note
Study Note
The taunting irony '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' employs the sarcastic imperative ('rejoice!' — knowing that judgment is coming) against Edom's celebration of Jerusalem's fall. Edom's involvement in or at least approval of Jerusalem's destruction is a recurring theme in exilic literature: Psalm 137:7 ('remember, O Lord, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem'), Obadiah 1:10-14, and Ezekiel 25:12-14 all express this grievance. The image of the cup of wrath 'passing through' draws on Jeremiah 25:15-29's vision of the cup of divine fury that all nations must drink. The verse represents one of the moments in Lamentations where the bitterness of the survivors' experience becomes displaced into imprecatory hope for the reversal of roles.
Other Translations
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.
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.
Have joy and be glad, O daughter of Edom, living in the land of Uz: the cup will be given to you in your turn, and you will be overcome with wine and your shame will be seen.
Cross References
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