A Prophecy Against Edom

¹² “This is what the Sovereign Lord says: ‘Because Edom^(A) took revenge on Judah and became very guilty by doing so, ¹³ therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will stretch out my hand^(B) against Edom and kill both man and beast.^(C) I will lay it waste, and from Teman^(D) to Dedan^(E) they will fall by the sword.^{(F) 14} I will take vengeance on Edom by the hand of my people Israel, and they will deal with Edom in accordance with my anger^(G) and my wrath; they will know my vengeance, declares the Sovereign Lord.’”^(H)

³ 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) 4} I will turn your towns into ruins^(C) and you will be desolate. Then you will know that I am the Lord.^(D)

⁵ “‘Because you harbored an ancient hostility and delivered the Israelites over to the sword^(E) at the time of their calamity,^(F) the time their punishment reached its climax,^{(G) 6} therefore as surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, I will give you over to bloodshed^(H) and it will pursue you.^(I) Since you did not hate bloodshed, bloodshed will pursue you. ⁷ I will make Mount Seir a desolate waste^(J) and cut off from it all who come and go.^{(K) 8} 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.^{(L) 9} I will make you desolate forever;^(M) your towns will not be inhabited. Then you will know that I am the Lord.^(N)

¹⁰ “‘Because you have said, “These two nations and countries will be ours and we will take possession^(O) of them,” even though I the Lord was there,