Lamentations 4:21Rejoice and be glad, daughter of Edom, that dwell in the land of Uz: The cup shall pass through to you also; you shall be drunken, and shall make yourself naked.
The setting
Jerusalem, 586 BC. While Jerusalem burns, Edomites in southern Jordan celebrate and loot the ruins...
The emotion here: seething with righteous anger at betrayal by family
The original word
kôs (כּוֹס) — the cup of God's wrath, a metaphor for divine judgment that makes nations 'drunk' with destruction
Why it matters
Edom was Judah's brother nation (descendants of Esau), making their betrayal especially painful
Read with care
What most readers miss in Lamentations 4:21
This is sarcastic prophecy — 'Rejoice NOW, because your turn is coming'
Common misconceptionThis sounds like Jeremiah wants revenge, but it's actually a warning to Edom to repent before judgment comes. The 'rejoicing' is ironic.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Lamentations 4:21
Bible Genome reading
Lamentations 4:21 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Lamentations 4:21 comes from the book of Lamentations, written during the Exile period. These words are attributed to Jeremiah. The dominant emotion in this verse is angry, with a comfort power of 20% and a tone that is prophetic. It belongs to the poetry genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine justice, judgment, irony. Notable phrases: rejoice and be glad; daughter of Edom; the cup shall pass. This verse contains prophecy.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same angry
“Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, 'I am strong.'”
— Joel 3:10
“You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!”
— Matthew 23:24
“Listen to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who tell their husba…”
— Amos 4:1
“I hate, I despise your feasts, and I can't stand your solemn assemblies.”
— Amos 5:21
“Your eyes shall not pity; life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.”
— Deuteronomy 19:21
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