1:21 my enemies. Zion appeals to the Lord because of the enemies’ gloating. Their insults are deeply offensive to Judah’s status as God’s covenant people—and therefore to God Himself.

day. The day of the Lord now becomes a day of terror for Zion’s enemies. Zion’s lament follows the prophetic pattern, where the enemies who administer God’s judgment finally come to suffer judgment themselves (Jer. 25:15–38).