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Rejoice 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.
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An Ironic Warning
Commentators unanimously explain that the call for Edom to "rejoice and be glad" is deeply ironic. Edom had celebrated Judah's destruction, but the prophet warns that their joy will be short-lived. This serves as a powerful reminder that the triumphs of those who oppose God and His people are temporary, and divine justice will ultimately prevail.
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Lamentations
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The prophet ends his elegy with the language of Messianic hope. The earthly king had fallen (Lamentations 4:20); but Israel cannot real…
19th Century
Anglican
O daughter of Edom. — The triumph of Edom in the downfall of Zion was, as in Psalms 137:0, the crowning sorrow of the mou…
16th Century
Protestant
The Prophet in this verse intimates that the Jews were exposed to the reproaches and taunts of all their enemies, but he immediately moderates thei…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom The land of Idumea, and the inhabitants of it, who did indeed rejoice at the…
13th Century
Catholic
Here, the prophet threatens those who are insulting them, and especially the Edomites.
The prophet does two things: first, he threatens them…
