[1] The word of the Eternal came to me with a message for Edom. [2] Eternal One: Son of man, turn toward Mount Seir and preach against it. [3] Tell the Edomites that this is what the Eternal Lord has to say: Pay attention! I oppose you, Mount Seir! I will raise My hand against you, strike you, and leave you an empty wasteland. [4] I will turn your cities to rubble, and you will lie desolate and deserted. Then you will know that I am the Eternal One. [5] You held an old grudge against the Israelites, and you handed them over to death and defeat when they were in the midst of disaster, at a crucial moment of their final punishment. [6] Eternal One: As surely as I, the Eternal Lord, live, what you have given, you will receive! I will hand you over to bloodshed, and it will come after you. Because you have been quick to shed blood, I will make your blood flow! [7] I will leave Mount Seir an empty wasteland and destroy any who come and go. [8] I will spread your corpses upon the mountains; all those slaughtered in battle will fill the hills and valleys and riverbeds! [9] I will turn you into an eternal wasteland; your cities and towns will lie empty and silent. Then you will know that I am the Eternal. [10] You keep saying, "We will take possession of these two countries and two nations-Israel and Judah. We will own them." And you have the nerve to say this right in front of Me! [11] Consequently, as surely as I, the Eternal Lord, live, the rage and jealousy you have shown as a result of your hatred of them will be returned to you. When I judge you, I will show them who I am and remind them they are still mine. [12] When that day arrives, you will know that I, the Eternal One, have overheard all the despicable threats you made against Israel's mountains: "They're nothing but rubble! They're as good as ours; let's take what we want!" [13] You said so many haughty things against Me, and I heard every word of it. [14] This is what the Eternal God has to say. Eternal One: While everyone else in the world sings songs and has happy feasts, I will leave you empty and desolate. [15] Since you celebrated the destruction of the land Israel was meant to inherit, I'm going to treat you the same way. O Mount Seir, you and the rest of Edom will be turned into an empty wasteland! Then you will know that I am the Eternal One.
