Lamentations

Lamentations 4:21–22

²¹So 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.

²²O Daughter of Zion, your punishment is complete;

He will not prolong your exile.^f

But He will punish your iniquity, O Daughter of Edom;

He will expose your sins.

Footnotes

f 4:22 Or He will not exile you again

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Lamentations 4:21

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So rejoice	שִׂ֤ישִׂי	śî·śî	Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular	H7797 exult, rejoice
and be glad	וְשִׂמְחִי֙	wə·śim·ḥî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular	H8055 rejoice, be glad
O Daughter	בַּת־	baṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1323 daughter
of Edom	אֱד֔וֹם	’ĕ·ḏō·wm	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H123 name of a condiment
who dwell	יוֹשַׁבְתִּי	yō·šaḇ·tī	Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
in the land	בְּאֶ֣רֶץ	bə·’e·reṣ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Uz	ע֑וּץ	‘ūṣ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5780 Uts
Yet the cup	כּ֔וֹס	kō·ws	Noun - feminine singular	H3563 cup
will pass	תַּעֲבָר־	ta·‘ă·ḇār-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
to	עָלַ֙יִךְ֙	‘ā·la·yiḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular	H5921 height
you as well	גַּם־	gam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
you will get drunk	תִּשְׁכְּרִ֖י	tiš·kə·rî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular	H7937 be, or beocme, drunk, drunken
and expose yourself	וְתִתְעָרִֽי׃ס	wə·ṯiṯ·‘ā·rî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive imperfect - second person feminine singular	H6168 be naked, bare

Lamentations 4:22

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
O Daughter	בַּת־	baṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1323 daughter
of Zion	צִיּ֔וֹן	ṣî·yō·wn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6726 Zion
your punishment	עֲוֺנֵךְ֙	‘ă·wō·nêḵ	Noun - common singular construct; second person feminine singular	H5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity
is complete	תַּם־	tam-	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H8552 be complete, finished
He will not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
prolong	יוֹסִ֖יף	yō·w·sîp̄	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3254 add
your exile	לְהַגְלוֹתֵ֑ךְ	lə·haḡ·lō·w·ṯêḵ	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; second person feminine singular	H1540 uncover, remove
But He will punish	פָּקַ֤ד	pā·qaḏ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint
your iniquity	עֲוֺנֵךְ֙	‘ă·wō·nêḵ	Noun - common singular construct; second person feminine singular	H5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity
O Daughter	בַּת־	baṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1323 daughter
of Edom	אֱד֔וֹם	’ĕ·ḏō·wm	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H123 name of a condiment
He will expose	גִּלָּ֖ה	gil·lāh	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1540 uncover, remove
your sins	חַטֹּאתָֽיִךְ׃פ	ḥaṭ·ṭō·ṯā·yiḵ	Noun - feminine plural construct; second person feminine singular	H2403 offence, penalty, occasion

Cross-references

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Lamentations 4:21 Amos 1:11 · Job 1:1 · Revelation 16:15 · Psalm 137:7

Lamentations 4:22 Isaiah 40:2 · Psalm 137:7 · Jeremiah 50:20

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.