The Lord says to Edom,“ I will make you weak among the nations. They will look down on you.

我使你以东在列国中为最小的，被人大大藐视。

看哪，我要使你在列国中为最小，被人大大藐视。

看哪，我要使你在列国中为最小，被人大大藐视。

耶和华对以东说：“我要让你成为列国中最弱小的国家，使你饱受藐视。

看哪！我必使你在列国中成为弱小的，你必大受藐视。

我使你－以東在列國中為最小的，被人大大藐視。

看哪，我要使你在列國中為最小，被人大大藐視。

看哪，我要使你在列國中為最小，被人大大藐視。

耶和華對以東說：「我要讓你成為列國中最弱小的國家，使你飽受藐視。

看哪！我必使你在列國中成為弱小的，你必大受藐視。

『看吧，我必使你在列國中成為小的；你必極度被藐視。

耶和華曰、我使爾在列邦中為微小、甚被藐視、

維爾以東、我使之卑微、在列邦中為人所藐視、

主謂以東曰、我使爾在列邦中為至微、令爾極被藐視、

“ See, I will make you small among the nations; you will be utterly despised.

Behold, I will make you small among the nations; you shall be utterly despised.

The Lord says to Edom,“ I will cut you down to size among the nations; you will be greatly despised.

Look, I will make you insignificant among the nations; you will be deeply despised.

“ Behold, I will make you small among the nations; You are greatly despised.

“ Behold, I will make you small among the nations; You shall be greatly despised.

Behold, I have made thee small among the nations: thou art greatly despised.

Look, I will make you insignificant among the nations; you will be deeply despised.

Behold, I have made thee small among the heathen: thou art greatly despised.

The LORD says,“ Look! I will make you a weak nation; you will be greatly despised!

Behold, I have made you small among the nations. You are greatly despised.

He’ll win the battle over Edom. He’ll win the battle over his enemy Seir. But Israel will grow strong.

The Lord who rules over all planned to do it. He wanted to bring down all its pride and glory. He wanted to shame those who were honored all over the earth.

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.”

The Lord makes people poor. He also makes people rich. He brings people down. He also lifts people up.He raises poor people up from the trash pile. He lifts needy people out of the ashes. He lets them sit with princes. He gives them places of honor.“ The foundations of the earth belong to the Lord. On them he has set the world.

Egypt will be the least important kingdom of all. It will never place itself above the other nations again. I will make it very weak. Then it will never again rule over the nations.

Then the number of God’s people got smaller. They were made humble by trouble, suffering and sorrow.The God who looks down on proud nobles made them wander in a desert where no one lives.

He has done mighty things with his powerful arm. He has scattered those who are proud in their deepest thoughts.He has brought down rulers from their thrones. But he has lifted up people who are not considered important.

He knows what they do. So he crushes them during the night.He punishes them for the sins they commit. He does it where everyone can see them.That’s because they turned away from following him. They didn’t have respect for anything he does.They caused poor people to cry out to him. He heard the cries of those who were in need.But if he remains silent, who can judge him? If he turns his face away, who can see him? He rules over individual people and nations alike.