Lam 4:21-22 | JFB | STEP | 21. Rejoice-- at our calamities ( ). This is a prophecy that Edom should exult over the fall of Jerusalem. At the same time it is implied, Edom's joy shall be short-lived. Ironically she is told, Rejoice while thou mayest ( ). cup-- for this image of the confounding effects of God's wrath, see ; , ; as to Edom, . Tau.

‏ Lamentations 4:21-22

21. Rejoice--at our calamities (Psa 137:7). This is a prophecy that Edom should exult over the fall of Jerusalem. At the same time it is implied, Edom's joy shall be short-lived. Ironically she is told, Rejoice while thou mayest (Ec 11:9).

cup--for this image of the confounding effects of God's wrath, see Jr 13:12; 25:15, 16, 21; as to Edom, Jr 49:7-22.

Tau.

22. (Is 40:2). Thou hast been punished enough: the end of thy punishment is at hand.

no more carry thee ... into captivity--that is, by the Chaldeans. The Romans carried them away subsequently. The full accomplishment of this prophecy must therefore refer to the Jews' final restoration.

discover--By the severity of His punishments on thee, God shall let men see how great was thy sin (Jr 49:10). God "covers" sin when He forgives it (Psa 32:1, 5). He "discovers," or "reveals," it, when He punishes it (Job 20:27). Jr 49:10 shows that Margin is wrong, "carry captive" (this rendering is as in Na 2:7; compare "discovered," Margin).