10 But I have (A)stripped Esau bare,
I have uncovered his hiding places
So that he will not be able to conceal himself;
His [a]offspring have been destroyed along with his [b]brothers
And his neighbors, and (B)he no longer exists.

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  1. Jeremiah 49:10 Lit seed
  2. Jeremiah 49:10 Or relatives

10 But I will strip Esau bare;
    I will uncover his hiding places,(A)
    so that he cannot conceal himself.
His armed men are destroyed,
    also his allies and neighbors,
    so there is no one(B) to say,

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16 As for the terror you cause,
The arrogance of your heart has deceived you,
You who live in the clefts of [a]the (A)rock,
Who occupy the height of the hill.
Though you make your nest as (B)high as an eagle’s,
I will (C)bring you down from there,” declares the Lord.

17 “Edom will become an (D)object of horror; everyone who passes by it will be appalled and will [b](E)hiss at all its wounds. 18 Like the (F)overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah with its neighbors,” says the Lord, “(G)no one will live there, nor will [c]anyone of mankind reside in it.

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  1. Jeremiah 49:16 Or Sela
  2. Jeremiah 49:17 Or whistle
  3. Jeremiah 49:18 Lit a son of man

16 The terror you inspire
    and the pride(A) of your heart have deceived you,
you who live in the clefts of the rocks,(B)
    who occupy the heights of the hill.
Though you build your nest(C) as high as the eagle’s,
    from there I will bring you down,”
declares the Lord.
17 “Edom will become an object of horror;(D)
    all who pass by will be appalled and will scoff
    because of all its wounds.(E)
18 As Sodom(F) and Gomorrah(G) were overthrown,
    along with their neighboring towns,”
says the Lord,
“so no one will live there;
    no people will dwell(H) in it.

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and say to it, ‘This is what the Lord [a]God says:

“Behold, I am against you, Mount Seir,
And I will (A)reach out with My hand against you
And make you a (B)desolation and a waste.
I will (C)turn your cities to ruins,
And you will become a desolation.
Then you will know that I am the Lord.

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  1. Ezekiel 35:3 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord, and so throughout the ch

and say: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I am against you, Mount Seir, and I will stretch out my hand(A) against you and make you a desolate waste.(B) I will turn your towns into ruins(C) and you will be desolate. Then you will know that I am the Lord.(D)

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I will make Mount Seir a waste and a desolation and I will eliminate from it one who passes through and returns. I will (A)fill its mountains with its slain; those killed by the sword will fall on your hills, in your valleys, and in all your ravines.

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I will make Mount Seir a desolate waste(A) and cut off from it all who come and go.(B) I will fill your mountains with the slain; those killed by the sword will fall on your hills and in your valleys and in all your ravines.(C)

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15 As you (A)rejoiced over the inheritance of the house of Israel because it was desolate, (B)so I will do to you. You will be a (C)desolation, Mount Seir, and all Edom, all of it. Then they will know that I am the Lord.”’

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15 Because you rejoiced(A) when the inheritance of Israel became desolate, that is how I will treat you. You will be desolate, Mount Seir,(B) you and all of Edom.(C) Then they will know that I am the Lord.’”

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