As thou didst rejoice at the inheritance of the house of Israel, because it was desolate, so will I do unto thee: thou shalt be desolate, O mount Seir, and all Idumea, even all of it: and they shall know that I am the LORD.
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Gill's Exposition
As thou didst rejoice at the inheritance of the house of Israel, because it was desolate,.... So Edom rejoiced at the destruction of Jerusalem, Oba 1:12, and so the followers of the man of sin will…
Adam Clarke
So will I do unto thee - Others shall rejoice in thy downfall as thou hast rejoiced at their downfall.
This whole chapter strongly inculcates this maxim: Do as thou wouldst be done by; and what thou…
Here is, I. A further account of the sin of the Edomites, and their bad conduct towards the people of God. We find the church complaining of them for setting on the Babylonians, and irritating them…
Cambridge Bible
The clause "as thou didst … do unto thee" is wanting in LXX.
As Edom had been active in the destruction of Judah, their own desolation must follow. The author of the Lamentations has a presentiment…
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