Lamentations 4:17-22
Christian Standard Bible
ע Ayin
17 All the while our eyes were failing
as we looked in vain for help;(A)
we watched from our towers
for a nation that would not save us.
צ Tsade
18 Our steps were closely followed
so that we could not walk in our streets.
Our end approached;(B) our time ran out.
Our end had come!
ק Qoph
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, the breath of our life,[a](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 Taw
22 Daughter Zion, your punishment is complete;
he will not lengthen your exile.[b]
But he will punish your iniquity, Daughter Edom,
and will expose your sins.(H)
Lamentations 4:17-22
English Standard Version
17 (A)Our eyes failed, ever watching
(B)vainly for help;
in our watching we watched
for (C)a nation which could not save.
18 (D)They dogged our steps
so that we could not walk in our streets;
(E)our end drew near; our days were numbered,
for our end had come.
19 Our pursuers were (F)swifter
than the eagles in the heavens;
they chased us on the mountains;
they lay in wait for us in the wilderness.
20 (G)The breath of our nostrils, (H)the Lord's anointed,
was captured (I)in their pits,
of whom we said, (J)“Under his shadow
we shall live among the nations.”
21 (K)Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom,
you who dwell in (L)the land of Uz;
but to you also (M)the cup shall pass;
you shall become drunk and strip yourself bare.
22 (N)The punishment of your iniquity, O daughter of Zion, is accomplished;
he will keep you in exile no longer;[a]
but (O)your iniquity, O daughter of Edom, he will punish;
he will uncover your sins.
Footnotes
- Lamentations 4:22 Or he will not exile you again
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