Lamentations 4:22

Lamentations 4:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The punishment of thine iniquity is accomplished, O daughter of Zion; he will no more carry thee away into captivity: he will visit thine iniquity, O daughter of Edom; he will discover thy sins.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The punishment of your iniquity, O daughter of Zion, is accomplished; he will keep you in exile no longer; but your iniquity, O daughter of Edom, he will punish; he will uncover your sins.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The punishment of your iniquity is accomplished, O daughter of Zion; He will no longer send you into captivity. He will punish your iniquity, O daughter of Edom; He will uncover your sins!
• New Living Translation (NLT)O beautiful Jerusalem, your punishment will end; you will soon return from exile. But Edom, your punishment is just beginning; soon your many sins will be exposed.

Context of Lamentations 4:22

20The Lord’s anointed, our very life breath, was caught in their traps. We thought that under his shadow we would live among the nations. 21Rejoice and be glad, Daughter Edom, you who live in the land of Uz. But to you also the cup will be passed; you will be drunk and stripped naked. Your punishment will end, Daughter Zion; he will not prolong your exile. But he will punish your sin, Daughter Edom, and expose your wickedness.

Lamentations 4:22 word by word

תַּם־עֲוֹנֵךְ֙ בַּת־צִיּ֔וֹן לֹ֥א יוֹסִ֖יף לְהַגְלוֹתֵ֑ךְ פָּקַ֤ד עֲוֹנֵךְ֙ בַּת־אֱד֔וֹם גִּלָּ֖ה עַל־חַטֹּאתָֽיִךְ׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The punishment of thine iniquityעָוֺן‛âvôn ‛âvôn · iniquity: crimeH5771
• is accomplishedתָּמַםtâmam · to finishH8552
• O daughterבַּתbath · daughterH1323
• of Zionצִיּוֹןtsîyôn · ZionH6726
• he will no moreיָסַףyâsaph · to add: againH3254
• carry thee away into captivityגָּלָהgâlâh · to reveal: removeH1540
• he will visitפָּקַדpâqad · to reckon: punishH6485
• of Edomאֱדוֹם'ĕdôm 'ĕdôm · EdomH123
• he will discoverגָּלָהgâlâh · to reveal: revealH1540
• thy sinsחַטָּאתchaţţâ'âh chaţţâ'th · sinH2403

Cross-references for Lamentations 4:22

• Lamentations 4:6The punishment of my people is greater than that of Sodom, which was overthrown in a moment without a hand turned to help her.
• Isaiah 40:2Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her that her hard service has been completed, that her sin has been paid for, that she has received from the Lord’s hand double for all her sins.
• Jeremiah 46:27“Do not be afraid, Jacob my servant; do not be dismayed, Israel. I will surely save you out of a distant place, your descendants from the land of their exile. Jacob will again have peace and security, and no one will make him afraid.
• Jeremiah 50:20In those days, at that time,” declares the Lord, “search will be made for Israel’s guilt, but there will be none, and for the sins of Judah, but none will be found, for I will forgive the remnant I spare.
• Isaiah 52:1Awake, awake, Zion, clothe yourself with strength! Put on your garments of splendor, Jerusalem, the holy city. The uncircumcised and defiled will not enter you again.
• Isaiah 60:18No longer will violence be heard in your land, nor ruin or destruction within your borders, but you will call your walls Salvation and your gates Praise.
• Jeremiah 32:40I will make an everlasting covenant with them: I will never stop doing good to them, and I will inspire them to fear me, so that they will never turn away from me.
• Ezekiel 37:28Then the nations will know that I the Lord make Israel holy, when my sanctuary is among them forever.’ ”
• Lamentations 4:21Rejoice and be glad, Daughter Edom, you who live in the land of Uz. But to you also the cup will be passed; you will be drunk and stripped naked.
• Psalms 137:7Remember, Lord, what the Edomites did on the day Jerusalem fell. “Tear it down,” they cried, “tear it down to its foundations!”

Commentaries on Lamentations 4:22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22The punishment of thine iniquity is accomplished, O daughter of Zion - On the contrary: Rejoice, O Jerusalem, for thy captivity will soon end; thy sufferings are nearly completed; thou shalt soon return to thy own land: but he will visit thy iniquity, O Edom; he will discover thy sins. When sin is pardoned it is said to be covered: here, God says he will not cover the sins of Edom - he will not pardon them; they shall drink the cup of wrath. The promise…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 22The first return from exile took place in 538 BC. This happened after Cyrus, king of Persia, defeated Babylon (2 Chronicles 36:22–23; Ezra 1:1–4).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2222. (Is 40:2). Thou hast been punished enough: the end of thy punishment is at hand. no more carry thee ... into captivity--that is, by the Chaldeans. The Romans carried them away subsequently. The full accomplishment of this prophecy must therefore refer to the Jews' final restoration. discover--By the severity of His punishments on thee, God shall let men see how great was thy sin (Jr 49:10). God "covers" sin when He forgives it (Psa 32:1, 5). He…Read the comment

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• Wicked (People)

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Commentaries on Lamentations 4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings