Lamentations 4:21
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Lamentations 4:21 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Lamentations 4:21 is a verse from the book of Lamentations in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom, that dwellest in the land of Uz; the cup also shall pass through unto thee: tho..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Lamentations 4:21 — KJV
“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.”
— Lamentations 4:21 (KJV)
Lamentations 4:21 in Context — About the Book of Lamentations
Lamentations is five funeral poems over fallen Jerusalem — grief given holy structure. At its exact center burns the flame the darkness never reaches: because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed; His mercies are new every morning. It teaches us to grieve with hope.
Cross-References for Lamentations 4:21
“And he said, Thou shalt no more rejoice, O thou oppressed virgin, daughter of Zidon: arise, pass over to Chittim; there also shalt thou have no rest.”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 4:21: rejoice, daughter, also
“And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter in law hath played the harlot; and also, behold, she is with child by whoredom. And Judah said, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt.”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 4:21: daughter, edom, also
“And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe also these two signs, neither hearken unto thy voice, that thou shalt take of the water of the river, and pour it upon the dry land: and the water which thou takest out of the river shall become blood upon the dry land. shall become: Heb. shall be and shall be”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 4:21: land, also, pass
“Then shalt thou cause the trumpet of the jubile to sound on the tenth day of the seventh month, in the day of atonement shall ye make the trumpet sound throughout all your land. of the jubile: Heb. loud of sound”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 4:21: land, through, shalt
“There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch,”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 4:21: daughter, pass, through
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