Lamentations 4:22

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

The people of Zion have paid for their sins, and the Lord will soon let them return home. But, people of Edom, you will be punished, and your sins exposed.

Cross References

Psalm 137:7

Our LORD, punish the Edomites! Because the day Jerusalem fell, they shouted, “Completely destroy the city! Tear down every building!”

Isaiah 40:2

Speak kindly to Jerusalem and announce: Your slavery is past; your punishment is over. I, the LORD, made you pay double for your sins.”

Isaiah 52:1

Jerusalem, wake up! Stand up and be strong. Holy city of Zion, dress in your best clothes. Those foreigners who ruined your sacred city won't bother you again.

Isaiah 60:18

Violence, destruction, and ruin will never again be heard of within your borders. “Victory” will be the name you give to your walls; “Praise” will be the name you give to your gates.

Jeremiah 33:7

I will give this land to Israel and Judah once again, and I will make them as strong as they were before.

Jeremiah 33:8

They sinned and rebelled against me, but I will forgive them and take away their guilt.

Jeremiah 49:10

But I will take everything that belongs to you, people of Edom, and I will uncover every place where you try to hide. Then you will die, and so will your children, relatives, and neighbours.

Jeremiah 50:20

I will rescue a few people from Israel and Judah. I will forgive them so completely that their sin and guilt will disappear, never to be found.

Lamentations 4:21

You people of Edom can celebrate now! But your time will come to suffer and stagger around naked.

Lamentations 4:6

My nation was punished worse than the people of Sodom, whose city was destroyed in a flash without the help of human hands.

Ezekiel 37:28

Every nation on earth will know that my temple is in Israel and that I have chosen the Israelites to be my people.

Ezekiel 6:12

Those who live far away will be struck with deadly diseases. Those who live nearby will be killed in war. And the ones who are left will starve to death. I will let loose my anger on them!

Obadiah 1:10

You were cruel to your relatives, the descendants of Jacob. Now you will be destroyed, disgraced for ever.

Malachi 1:3

instead of Esau. And I turned Esau's hill country into a barren desert where jackals roam.

Malachi 1:4

Esau's descendants may say, “Although our nation Edom is in ruins, we will rebuild.” But I, the LORD All-Powerful, promise to tear down whatever they build. Then everyone will know that I will never stop being angry with them as long as they are so sinful.