Lamentations 4:21 — Bible Verse (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 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Lamentations 4:21 in 6 Bible Translations

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Lamentations 4:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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.”

Lamentations 4:21 — World English Bible

Lamentations 4:21 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“ 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. ”

Lamentations 4:21 — American Standard Version

Lamentations 4:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“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.”

Lamentations 4:21 — Young's Literal Translation

Lamentations 4:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Rejoice and be glad, daughter of Edom, that dwellest in the land of Uz: the cup shall pass also unto thee; thou shalt be drunken, and make thyself naked. ”

Lamentations 4:21 — Darby Translation

Lamentations 4:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Reioyce and be glad, O daughter Edom, that dwellest in the lande of Vz, the cuppe also shall passe through vnto thee: thou shalt be drunken and vomit.”

Lamentations 4:21 — Geneva Bible

Lamentations 4:21 in Context — Lamentations 4

19 Our persecutors are swifter than the eagles of the heaven: they pursued us upon the mountains, they laid wait for us in the wilderness.

20 The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of the Lord, was taken in their pits, of whom we said, Under his shadow we shall live among the heathen.

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.

22 The punishment of thine iniquity is accomplished, O daughter of Zion; he will no more carry thee away into captivity: he will visit thine iniquity, O daughter of Edom; he will discover thy sins.

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What Does Lamentations 4:21 Mean?

Lamentations 4:21 is a verse from the Book of Lamentations, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Lamentations chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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