Lamentations 4:17-22
Holman Christian Standard Bible
ע Ayin
17 All the while our eyes were failing
as we looked in vain for assistance;(A)
we watched from our towers
for a nation[a] that refused to help.
צ Tsade
18 Our steps were closely followed
so that we could not walk in our streets.
Our end drew near;(B) our time ran out.
Our end had come!
ק Qof
19 Those who chased us were swifter
than eagles in the sky;(C)
they relentlessly pursued us over the mountains
and ambushed us in the wilderness.
ר Resh
20 The Lord’s anointed,[b] the breath of our life,[c](D)
was captured in their traps.
We had said about him,
“We will live under his protection among the nations.”
שׂ Sin
21 So rejoice and be glad, Daughter Edom,(E)
you resident of the land of Uz!(F)
Yet the cup(G) will pass to you as well;
you will get drunk and expose yourself.
ת Tav
22 Daughter Zion, your punishment is complete;
He will not lengthen your exile.[d]
But He will punish your iniquity, Daughter Edom,
and will expose your sins.(H)
Footnotes
- Lamentations 4:17 Probably Egypt
- Lamentations 4:20 = King Zedekiah
- Lamentations 4:20 Lit nostrils
- Lamentations 4:22 Or not deport you again
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