Lamentations 4:22

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Your punishment is complete, Zion. You will not go into captivity again. But the Lord will punish your sins, people of Edom. He will uncover your sins.

Cross References

Isaiah 40:2

Speak kindly to Jerusalem and tell her, ‘Your time of service is finished. You have paid the price for your sins.’ I, the Lord, have punished you twice for every sin you committed.”

Jeremiah 50:20

The Lord says, “At that time people will try hard to find Israel’s guilt, but there will be no guilt. People will try to find Judah’s sins, but no sins will be found. That is because I am saving a few survivors from Israel and Judah. And I am forgiving them for all their sins.”

Psalm 137:7

Lord, be sure to punish the Edomites for what they did when Jerusalem was captured. They shouted, “Destroy its buildings! Pull them down to the ground!”

Malachi 1:4

The people of Edom might say, “We were destroyed, but we will go back and rebuild our cities.” But the Lord All-Powerful says, “If they rebuild their cities, I will destroy them again.” That is why people say Edom is an evil country—a nation the Lord hates forever.

Ezekiel 37:28

The other nations will know that I am the Lord, and they will know that I make Israel my special people by putting my holy place there among them forever.’”

Lamentations 4:21

Be happy, people of Edom. Be happy, you who live in the land of Uz. But remember, the cup of the Lord’s anger will come around to you too. When you drink from that cup, you will get drunk and strip off all your clothes.

Lamentations 4:6

The sin of the daughter of my people was very great. Their sin was greater than the sins of Sodom and Gomorrah. Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed suddenly. No human hand caused their destruction.

Jeremiah 33:8

They sinned against me, but I will wash away that sin. They fought against me, but I will forgive them.

Jeremiah 32:40

“‘I will make an agreement with the people of Israel and Judah that will last forever. In this agreement I will never turn away from them. I will always be good to them. I will make them want to respect me. Then they will never turn away from me.

Isaiah 60:18

There will never again be news of violence in your country. People will never again attack your country and steal from you. You will name your walls, ‘Salvation’ and your gates, ‘Praise.’

Isaiah 52:1

Wake up! Wake up! Zion, clothe yourself with strength. Holy city of Jerusalem, stand up and put on your beautiful clothes! Those filthy foreigners will not enter you again.

Jeremiah 33:7

I will make good things happen to Judah and Israel again and make them strong as in the past.

Jeremiah 49:10

But I will take everything from Esau. I will find all his hiding places. He will not be able to hide from me. His children, relatives, and neighbors will all die.

Ezekiel 6:12

People far away will die from disease. People near this place will be killed with swords, and those who are left in the city will starve to death. Only then will I stop being angry.

Malachi 1:3

And I did not accept Esau. I destroyed his hill country. His country was destroyed, and now only wild dogs live there.”

Obadiah 1:10

You will be covered with shame because you were very cruel to your brother Jacob. So you will be destroyed completely.