Lam 4:21-22 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Lam 4:21-22: 4:21-22 The people of Edom were feeling secure and gloating over Jerusalem’s misfortune, but they, too, would experience punishment for their sins (see Obad 1 ; Jer 49:7-22 ). 4:21 Uz was an area east of the Jordan River that extended south to Edom. It was Job’s home (Job 1:1 ).

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bObad 1►

cJer 49:7-22►

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eJob 1:1►

f4:22►

g2 Chr 36:22-23►

hEzra 1:1-4►

‏ Lamentations 4:21-22

Summary for Lam 4:21-22: 4:21-22 ^a The people of Edom were feeling secure and gloating over Jerusalem’s misfortune, but they, too, would experience punishment for their sins (see Obad 1 ^b; Jer 49:7-22 ^c). 4:21 ^d Uz was an area east of the Jordan River that extended south to Edom. It was Job’s home (Job 1:1 ^e).
4:22 ^f The first return from exile occurred in 538 BC, after Cyrus of Persia defeated Babylon (2 Chr 36:22-23 ^g; Ezra 1:1-4 ^h).