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But I will protect the orphans who remain
among you.
Your widows, too, can depend on me
for help.”
12 And this is what the Lord says: “If the innocent must suffer, how much more must you!
You will not go unpunished! You must drink
this cup of judgment! 13 For I have sworn by my
own name,” says the Lord, “that Bozrah will
become an object of horror and a heap of ruins;
it will be mocked and cursed. All its towns and
villages will be desolate forever.”
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I have heard a message from the Lord
that an ambassador was sent to the
nations to say,
“Form a coalition against Edom,
and prepare for battle!”
The Lord says to Edom,
“I will cut you down to size among the
nations.
You will be despised by all.
You have been deceived
by the fear you inspire in others
and by your own pride.
You live in a rock fortress
and control the mountain heights.
But even if you make your nest among
the peaks with the eagles,
I will bring you crashing down,”
says the Lord.
“Edom will be an object of horror.
All who pass by will be appalled
and will gasp at the destruction they see
there.
It will be like the destruction of Sodom and
Gomorrah
and their neighboring towns,” says the
Lord.
“No one will live there;
no one will inhabit it.
I will come like a lion from the thickets of
the Jordan,
leaping on the sheep in the pasture.
I will chase Edom from its land,
and I will appoint the leader of my
choice.
For who is like me, and who can challenge
me?
What ruler can oppose my will?”
Listen to the Lord’s plans against Edom
and the people of Teman.
Even the little children will be dragged off
like sheep,
and their homes will be destroyed.
The earth will shake with the noise of
Edom’s fall,
and its cry of despair will be heard all
the way to the Red Sea.*
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Look! The enemy swoops down like an
eagle,
spreading his wings over Bozrah.
Even the mightiest warriors will be in
anguish
like a woman in labor.
A Message about Damascus
23 This message was given concerning Damascus. This is what the Lord says:
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“The towns of Hamath and Arpad are struck
with fear,
for they have heard the news of their
destruction.
Their hearts are troubled
like a wild sea in a raging storm.
Damascus has become feeble,
and all her people turn to flee.
Fear, anguish, and pain have gripped her
as they grip a woman in labor.
That famous city, a city of joy,
will be forsaken!
Her young men will fall in the streets
and die.
Her soldiers will all be killed,”
says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.
“And I will set fire to the walls of Damascus
that will burn up the palaces of
Ben-hadad.”
A Message about Kedar and Hazor
28 This message was given concerning Kedar and
the kingdoms of Hazor, which were attacked by
King Nebuchadnezzar* of Babylon. This is what
the Lord says:
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“Advance against Kedar!
Destroy the warriors from the East!
Their flocks and tents will be captured,
and their household goods and camels
will be taken away.
Everywhere shouts of panic will be heard:
‘We are terrorized at every turn!’
Run for your lives,” says the Lord.
“Hide yourselves in deep caves, you
people of Hazor,
for King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon has
plotted against you
and is preparing to destroy you.
“Go up and attack that complacent nation,”
says the Lord.
“Its people live alone in the desert
without walls or gates.
Their camels and other livestock will all be
yours.
I will scatter to the winds these people
who live in remote places.*
I will bring calamity upon them
49:21 Hebrew sea of reeds. 49:28 Hebrew Nebuchadrezzar,
a variant spelling of Nebuchadnezzar; also in 49:30.
49:32 Or who clip the corners of their hair.