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Obadiah warns that the nations will drink the cup of judgment as Judah did. Lamentations addresses Edom directly, telling them to rejoice for now because the cup will soon pass to them.
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Obadiah 1:16
Hebrew Bible
14 You should not have stood at the fork in the road to slaughter those trying to escape. You should not have captured their refugees when they suffered adversity. 15 “For the day of the Lord is approaching for all the nations! Just as you have done, so it will be done to you. You will get exactly what your deeds deserve. 16 For just as you have drunk on my holy mountain, so all the nations will drink continually. They will drink, and they will gulp down; they will be as though they had never been. 17 But on Mount Zion there will be a remnant of those who escape, and it will be a holy place once again. The descendants of Jacob will conquer those who had conquered them. 18 The descendants of Jacob will be a fire and the descendants of Joseph a flame. The descendants of Esau will be like stubble. They will burn them up and devour them. There will not be a single survivor of the descendants of Esau!” Indeed, the Lord has spoken it.
Lamentations 4:21
Hebrew Bible
21 ש (Shin) Rejoice and be glad for now, O people of Edom, who reside in the land of Uz. But the cup of judgment will pass to you also; you will get drunk and take off your clothes. 22 ת (Tav) O people of Zion, your punishment will come to an end; he will not prolong your exile. But, O people of Edom, he will punish your sin and reveal your offenses!
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Notes and References
Just as in the book of Jeremiah, Lamentations 4:21 and Obadiah 16 both use the imagery of God's enemies drinking from the cup of his wrath. Edom's judgment in Lamentations 4:21–22 will take hold in a distant future era when Yahweh no longer exiles the Israelites (verse 22). Chou agrees that these verses pertain to the eschatological judgment of Edom. In considering the Biblical predictions concerning Edom, he states, "Edom's fate is tied with the fate of every country; thus the resolution of the issue with Edom marks the resolution of world history." The corollaries between Obadiah and Lamentations, coupled with the remote setting of Edom's judgment in Lamentations, point to a remote setting for Obadiah's oracle.
Hassler, Mark A.
The Setting of Obadiah: When Does the Oracle Concerning Edom Transpire?
(p. 251) JETS 59/2, 2016
* The use of references are not endorsements of their contents. Please read the entirety of the provided reference(s) to understand the author's full intentions regarding the use of these texts.
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