[1] The LORD said: [2] Ezekiel, son of man, condemn the people of Edom [3] and say to them: I, the LORD God, am now your enemy! And I will turn your nation into an empty wasteland, [4] leaving your towns in ruins. Your land will be a desert, and then you will know that I am the LORD. [5] People of Edom, not only have you been Israel's longtime enemy, you simply watched when disaster wiped out its people as punishment for their sins. [6] And so, as surely as I am the living LORD God, you are guilty of murder and must be put to death. [7] I will destroy your nation and kill anyone who travels through it. [8] Dead bodies will cover your mountains and fill up your valleys, [9] and your land will lie in ruins forever. No one will live in your towns ever again. You will know that I am the LORD. [10] You thought the nations of Judah and Israel belonged to you, and that you could take over their territory. But I am their God, [11] and as surely as I live, I will punish you for treating my people with anger and hatred. Then they will know that I, the LORD, am punishing you! [12] And you will finally realize that I heard you laugh at their destruction and say their land was yours to take. [13] You even insulted me, but I heard it all. [14] Everyone on earth will celebrate when I destroy you, [15] just as you celebrated when Israel was destroyed. Your nation of Edom will be nothing but a wasteland. Then everyone will know that I am the LORD.
