Lamentations 4:19-21

New International Reader's Version

¹⁹ Those who were hunting us down were faster
    than eagles in the sky.
They chased us over the mountains.
    They hid and waited for us in the desert.

²⁰ Zedekiah, the Lord’s anointed king, was our last hope.
    But he was caught in their traps.
We thought he would keep us safe.
    We expected to continue living among the nations.

²¹ People of Edom, be joyful.
    You who live in the land of Uz, be glad.
But the cup of the Lord’s anger will also be passed to you.
    Then you will become drunk.
    Your clothes will be stripped off.