You did harmful things to the people of Jacob. They are your relatives. So you will be covered with shame. You will be destroyed forever.

“因你向兄弟雅各行强暴，羞愧必遮盖你，你也必永远断绝。

因你向兄弟雅各施暴，你必蒙羞，永被剪除。

因你向兄弟雅各施暴，你必蒙羞，永被剪除。

“因你曾残暴地对待同胞兄弟雅各，你必蒙羞，永遭毁灭。

因你对兄弟雅各行强暴，你必受羞辱，永被剪除。

因你向兄弟雅各行強暴，羞愧必遮蓋你，你也必永遠斷絕。

因你向兄弟雅各施暴，你必蒙羞，永被剪除。

因你向兄弟雅各施暴，你必蒙羞，永被剪除。

「因你曾殘暴地對待同胞兄弟雅各，你必蒙羞，永遭毀滅。

因你對兄弟雅各行強暴，你必受羞辱，永被剪除。

因你對兄弟雅各所行的強暴、羞愧必籠罩着你，你也必永遠被剪除。

以爾行暴於爾昆弟雅各、必蒙羞恥、永世見絕、

昔雅各家與以掃族、兄弟也、尚加以虐遇、故必抱愧、淪胥以亡、

因爾向爾弟雅各行強暴、必受辱蒙羞、被翦絕至永遠、

Because of the violence against your brother Jacob, you will be covered with shame; you will be destroyed forever.

Because of the violence done to your brother Jacob, shame shall cover you, and you shall be cut off forever.

“ Because of the violence you did to your close relatives in Israel, you will be filled with shame and destroyed forever.

You will be covered with shame and destroyed forever because of violence done to your brother Jacob.

“ Because of violence to your brother Jacob, Shame will cover you, And you will be eliminated forever.

“ For violence against your brother Jacob, Shame shall cover you, And you shall be cut off forever.

For the violence done to thy brother Jacob, shame shall cover thee, and thou shalt be cut off for ever.

You will be covered with shame and destroyed forever because of violence done to your brother Jacob.

For[ thy] violence against thy brother Jacob shame shall cover thee, and thou shalt be cut off for ever.

“ Because you violently slaughtered your relatives, the people of Jacob, shame will cover you, and you will be destroyed forever.

For the violence done to your brother Jacob, shame will cover you, and you will be cut off forever.

The Lord says,“ The people of Edom have sinned again and again. So I will judge them. They chased Israel with swords that were ready to strike them down. They killed the women of the land. They were angry all the time. Their anger was like a fire that blazed out. It could not be stopped.

Moses sent messengers from Kadesh to the king of Edom. The messengers said,“ The nation of Israel is your brother. They say,‘ You know about all the hard times we’ve had.Long ago our people went down into Egypt. We lived there for many years. The Egyptians treated us and our people badly.But we cried out to the Lord. He heard our cry. He sent an angel and brought us out of Egypt.“‘ Now here we are at the town of Kadesh. It’s on the edge of your territory.Please let us pass through your country. We won’t go through any field or vineyard. We won’t drink water from any well. We’ll travel along the King’s Highway. We won’t turn to the right or the left. We’ll just go straight through your territory.’ ”But the people of Edom answered,“ We won’t let you pass through here. If you try to, we’ll march out against you. We’ll attack you with our swords.”The Israelites replied,“ We’ll go along the main road. We and our livestock won’t drink any of your water. If we do, we’ll pay for it. We only want to walk through your country. That’s all we ask.”Again the people of Edom answered,“ We won’t let you pass through here.” Then the people of Edom marched out against them. They came with a large and powerful army.Edom refused to let Israel go through their territory. So Israel turned away from them.

I will make your land empty forever. No one will live in your towns. Then you will know that I am the Lord.

Lord, remember what the people of Edom did on the day Jerusalem fell.“ Tear it down!” they cried.“ Tear it down to the ground!”

You have cut short the days of his life. You have covered him with shame.

Esau was angry with Jacob. He was angry because of the blessing his father had given to Jacob. He said to himself,“ The days of sorrow over my father’s death are near. Then I’ll kill my brother Jacob.”

The people of Judah reply,“ No one honors us anymore. People make fun of us. Our faces are covered with shame. People from other lands have entered the holy places of the Lord’ s house.”

instead of Esau. I have turned Esau’s hill country into a dry and empty land. I left that land of Edom to the wild dogs in the desert.”Edom might say,“ We have been crushed. But we’ll rebuild our cities.” The Lord who rules over all says,“ They might rebuild their cities. But I will destroy them. They will be called the Evil Land. My anger will always remain on them.

Our enemies will see it too. And they will be put to shame. After all, they said to us,‘ Where is the Lord your God?’ But we will see them destroyed. Soon they will be stomped on like mud in the streets.”

All of them agree on the evil plans they have made. They join forces against you.Their forces include the people of Edom, Ishmael, Moab and Hagar.They also include the people of Byblos, Ammon, Amalek, Philistia and Tyre.Even Assyria has joined them to give strength to the people of Moab and Ammon.Do to them what you did to the people of Midian. Do to them what you did to Sisera and Jabin at the Kishon River.

May those who bring charges against me be clothed with dishonor. May they be wrapped in shame as if it were a coat.

Because of you, people laugh at me. My face is covered with shame.

I will put shame on his enemies as if it were their clothes. But he will wear on his head a shining crown.”

I make a promise in my own name. Bozrah will be destroyed,” announces the Lord.“ People will be shocked at it. They will say Bozrah is a shameful place. They will use its name as a curse. And all its towns will be destroyed forever.”

“ You will know that I have heard all the terrible things you said. You said them about those who live in the mountains of Israel. You made fun of them. You said,‘ They have been destroyed. They’ve been handed over to us. Let’s wipe them out.’You bragged that you were better than I am. You spoke against me. You did not hold anything back. But I heard it.” ’ ”The Lord and King says,“ The whole earth will be glad. But I will make your land empty.You were happy when the land of Israel became empty. So I will treat you in the same way. Mount Seir, you will be empty. So will the whole land of Edom. Then you will know that I am the Lord.”

Let us lie down in our shame. Let our dishonor cover us. You are the Lord our God. But we have sinned against you. We and our people of long ago have sinned. We haven’t obeyed you from our earliest years until now.”

People of Edom, be joyful. You who live in the land of Uz, be glad. But the cup of the Lord’ s anger will also be passed to you. Then you will become drunk. Your clothes will be stripped off.

“‘ “People of Edom, you have been Israel’s enemies for a long time. You let many Israelites be killed by swords when they were in great trouble. At that time I used Nebuchadnezzar to punish them and destroy them completely.Now I will hand you over to murderers. They will hunt you down. You murdered others. So murderers will chase you. And that is just as sure as I am alive,” announces the Lord and King.“ I will turn Mount Seir into a dry and empty desert. No one will be able to go anywhere or do anything there.

They will put on the rough clothing people wear when they’re sad. They will put on terror as if it were their clothes. Every face will be covered with shame. Every head will be shaved.

“ People of Edom, all those who pass by you will be shocked. They will make fun of you because of all your wounds.Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed. So were the towns that were near them,” says the Lord.“ You will be just like them. No one will live in your land. No human beings will stay there.“ I will be like a lion coming up from the bushes by the Jordan River. I will hunt in rich grasslands. I will chase you from your land in an instant. What nation will I choose to do this? Which one will I appoint? Is anyone like me? Who would dare to argue with me? What leader can stand against me?”So listen to what the Lord has planned against the people of Edom. Hear what he has planned against those who live in Teman. Edom’s young people will be dragged away. Their grasslands will be shocked at their fate.

But Egypt will be deserted. Edom will become a dry and empty desert. They did terrible harm to the people of Judah. My people were not guilty of doing anything wrong. But Egypt and Edom spilled their blood anyway.

The Lord and King says,“ Edom got even with Judah. That made Edom very guilty.”The Lord continues,“ I will reach out my hand against Edom. I will kill its people and their animals. I will completely destroy it. They will be killed by swords from Teman all the way to Dedan.I will use my people Israel to pay Edom back. They will punish Edom because my anger against it is great. They will know how I pay back my enemies,” announces the Lord and King.

Jacob said to his mother Rebekah,“ My brother Esau’s body is covered with hair. But my skin is smooth.