Lamentations 4:19-21

The Message

¹⁹ They came after us faster than eagles in flight,
    pressed us hard in the mountains, ambushed us in the desert.

²⁰ Our king, our life’s breath, the anointed of God,
    was caught in their traps—
Our king under whose protection
    we always said we’d live.

²¹ Celebrate while you can, O Edom!
    Live it up in Uz!
For it won’t be long before you drink this cup, too.
    You’ll find out what it’s like to drink God’s wrath,
Get drunk on God’s wrath
    and wake up with nothing, stripped naked.