Parallel Verses
- New Living Translation - This is what the Lord says: “The people of Edom have sinned again and again, and I will not let them go unpunished! They chased down their relatives, the Israelites, with swords, showing them no mercy. In their rage, they slashed them continually and were unrelenting in their anger.
- 新标点和合本 - 耶和华如此说： “以东三番四次地犯罪， 我必不免去她的刑罚； 因为她拿刀追赶兄弟，毫无怜悯， 发怒撕裂，永怀忿怒。
- 和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 耶和华如此说： “以东三番四次犯罪， 怒气不停发作，永远怀着愤怒， 拿刀追赶兄弟，丝毫不存怜悯， 我必不撤销对它的惩罚。
- 和合本2010（神版-简体） - 耶和华如此说： “以东三番四次犯罪， 怒气不停发作，永远怀着愤怒， 拿刀追赶兄弟，丝毫不存怜悯， 我必不撤销对它的惩罚。
- 当代译本 - 耶和华说： “以东人三番四次地犯罪， 我必不收回对他们的惩罚， 因为他们拔刀追赶自己的弟兄， 没有半点怜悯之心； 他们怒气不息，永怀愤怒。
- 圣经新译本 - “耶和华这样说： ‘以东三番四次犯罪， 我必不收回惩罚他的命令； 因为他拿刀追杀他的兄弟， 没有丝毫怜悯； 他的怒气不断爆发， 他的忿怒永不止息。
- 现代标点和合本 - 耶和华如此说： “以东三番四次地犯罪， 我必不免去他的刑罚， 因为他拿刀追赶兄弟，毫无怜悯， 发怒撕裂，永怀愤怒。
- 和合本（拼音版） - 耶和华如此说： “以东三番四次地犯罪， 我必不免去他的刑罚； 因为他拿刀追赶兄弟，毫无怜悯， 发怒撕裂，永怀忿怒。
- New International Version - This is what the Lord says: “For three sins of Edom, even for four, I will not relent. Because he pursued his brother with a sword and slaughtered the women of the land, because his anger raged continually and his fury flamed unchecked,
- New International Reader's Version - 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.
- English Standard Version - Thus says the Lord: “For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment, because he pursued his brother with the sword and cast off all pity, and his anger tore perpetually, and he kept his wrath forever.
- The Message - God’s Message: “Because of the three great sins of Edom —make that four—I’m not putting up with her any longer. She hunts down her brother to murder him. She has no pity, she has no heart. Her anger rampages day and night. Her meanness never takes a timeout. For that, I’m burning down her capital, Teman, burning up the forts of Bozrah.”
- Christian Standard Bible - The Lord says: I will not relent from punishing Edom for three crimes, even four, because he pursued his brother with the sword. He stifled his compassion, his anger tore at him continually, and he harbored his rage incessantly.
- New American Standard Bible - This is what the Lord says: “For three offenses of Edom, and for four, I will not revoke its punishment, Because he pursued his brother with the sword And stifled his compassion; His anger also tore continually, And he maintained his fury forever.
- New King James Version - Thus says the Lord: “For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not turn away its punishment, Because he pursued his brother with the sword, And cast off all pity; His anger tore perpetually, And he kept his wrath forever.
- Amplified Bible - Thus says the Lord, “For three transgressions of Edom [the descendants of Esau] and for four (multiplied delinquencies) I will not reverse its punishment or revoke My word concerning it, Because he pursued his brother Jacob (Israel) with the sword, Corrupting and stifling his compassions and casting off all mercy; His destructive anger raged continually, And he maintained [and nurtured] his wrath forever.
- American Standard Version - Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Edom, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he did pursue his brother with the sword, and did cast off all pity, and his anger did tear perpetually, and he kept his wrath for ever.
- King James Version - Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he did pursue his brother with the sword, and did cast off all pity, and his anger did tear perpetually, and he kept his wrath for ever:
- New English Translation - This is what the Lord says: “Because Edom has committed three crimes – make that four! – I will not revoke my decree of judgment. He chased his brother with a sword; he wiped out his allies. In his anger he tore them apart without stopping to rest; in his fury he relentlessly attacked them.
- World English Bible - Yahweh says: “For three transgressions of Edom, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment; because he pursued his brother with the sword, and cast off all pity, and his anger raged continually, and he kept his wrath forever;
- 新標點和合本 - 耶和華如此說： 以東三番四次地犯罪， 我必不免去她的刑罰； 因為她拿刀追趕兄弟，毫無憐憫， 發怒撕裂，永懷忿怒。
- 和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 耶和華如此說： 「以東三番四次犯罪， 怒氣不停發作，永遠懷着憤怒， 拿刀追趕兄弟，絲毫不存憐憫， 我必不撤銷對它的懲罰。
- 和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 耶和華如此說： 「以東三番四次犯罪， 怒氣不停發作，永遠懷着憤怒， 拿刀追趕兄弟，絲毫不存憐憫， 我必不撤銷對它的懲罰。
- 當代譯本 - 耶和華說： 「以東人三番四次地犯罪， 我必不收回對他們的懲罰， 因為他們拔刀追趕自己的弟兄， 沒有半點憐憫之心； 他們怒氣不息，永懷憤怒。
- 聖經新譯本 - “耶和華這樣說： ‘以東三番四次犯罪， 我必不收回懲罰他的命令； 因為他拿刀追殺他的兄弟， 沒有絲毫憐憫； 他的怒氣不斷爆發， 他的忿怒永不止息。
- 呂振中譯本 - 永恆主這麼說： 『 以東 三番四次地悖逆， 我必不收回 成命 ， 因為他拿刀追趕他的兄弟， 毁盡了憐憫之心； 他的忿怒永遠撕裂了 人 ， 他的暴怒他長久懷着。
- 現代標點和合本 - 耶和華如此說： 「以東三番四次地犯罪， 我必不免去他的刑罰， 因為他拿刀追趕兄弟，毫無憐憫， 發怒撕裂，永懷憤怒。
- 文理和合譯本 - 耶和華曰、以東干罪、至三至四、我不挽回厥罰、以其以刃追襲昆弟、絕無矜憫、發忿傷人不已、怒氣恆懷也、
- 文理委辦譯本 - 耶和華又曰、以東犯罪、至三至四、更逐兄弟、擊之以刃、絕無矜憫、挾怨傷人、藏怒不已、故我必罰其罪、
- 施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 主如是云、 以東 人犯罪、至三至四、更以刃追弟、棄絕矜憫、永遠發怒、恆忿不已、故我降罰以報之、必不挽回、
- Nueva Versión Internacional - Así dice el Señor: «Los delitos de Edom han llegado a su colmo; por tanto, no revocaré su castigo: Porque sin mostrar ninguna compasión persiguieron con espada a su hermano; porque dieron rienda suelta a su ira y no dejaron de alimentar su enojo,
- 현대인의 성경 - 여호와께서 말씀하신다. “에돔의 서너 가지 죄에 대하여 내가 내 분노를 돌이키지 않겠다. 이것은 그가 칼로 그 형제를 추격하며 불쌍히 여기는 마음을 버리고 언제나 분노가 하늘에까지 치밀어 화가 그칠 날이 없기 때문이다.
- Новый Русский Перевод - Так говорит Господь: – За три греха Эдома и за четыре не отвращу Мой гнев. За то, что он преследовал своего брата мечом, подавляя всякое сострадание , что гнев его горел непрестанно, и ярость его всегда пылала –
- Восточный перевод - Так говорит Вечный: – Эдом грех добавляет ко греху – не отвращу от него Мой гнев. За то, что он преследовал своего брата мечом, подавляя всякое сострадание , что гнев его горел непрестанно, и ярость его всегда пылала –
- Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Так говорит Вечный: – Эдом грех добавляет ко греху – не отвращу от него Мой гнев. За то, что он преследовал своего брата мечом, подавляя всякое сострадание , что гнев его горел непрестанно, и ярость его всегда пылала –
- Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Так говорит Вечный: – Эдом грех добавляет ко греху – не отвращу от него Мой гнев. За то, что он преследовал своего брата мечом, подавляя всякое сострадание , что гнев его горел непрестанно, и ярость его всегда пылала –
- La Bible du Semeur 2015 - L’Eternel dit ceci : Edom a perpétré ╵de nombreux crimes ; il a dépassé les limites. ╵Voilà pourquoi ╵je ne reviendrai pas ╵sur l’arrêt que j’ai pris, car il a poursuivi ╵le peuple frère avec l’épée , en étouffant toute pitié, et il n’a pas cessé ╵de le meurtrir avec colère et de nourrir sans fin ╵sa rage invétérée.
- リビングバイブル - 主はこう言います。 「エドムは何度もくり返して罪を犯し、 わたしはそのことを忘れない。 もうこれ以上、処罰を猶予しない。 彼らは兄弟であるイスラエルを剣で追いかけ、 怒りにまかせて冷酷にふるまった。
- Nova Versão Internacional - Assim diz o Senhor: “Por três transgressões de Edom, e ainda mais por quatro, não anularei o castigo. Porque com a espada perseguiu seu irmão e reprimiu toda a compaixão, mutilando-o furiosamente e perpetuando para sempre a sua ira,
- Hoffnung für alle - So spricht der Herr: Die Leute von Edom begehen ein abscheuliches Verbrechen nach dem anderen. Sie haben die Israeliten, ihr Brudervolk, erbarmungslos bekämpft und unschuldiges Blut vergossen. Ihr Hass kennt keine Grenzen, ständig führen sie Krieg gegen mein Volk. Das werde ich nicht ungestraft lassen!
- Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Đây là điều Chúa Hằng Hữu phán: “Dân tộc Ê-đôm phạm tội quá nhiều, nên Ta phải trừng phạt, không dung thứ được nữa! Chúng đã nhẫn tâm tuốt gươm đuổi đánh Ít-ra-ên, anh em mình, không tỏ chút thương xót. Chúng để lòng thù hận dày vò và nuôi lòng căm hờn mãi mãi.
- พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - องค์พระผู้เป็นเจ้าตรัสว่า “เนื่องจากเอโดมทำบาปซ้ำแล้วซ้ำเล่าสามสี่ครั้ง เราจึงไม่หายโกรธ เพราะเขาถือดาบตามล่าน้องชาย โดยไม่ปรานี เพราะโทสะของเขาพลุ่งพล่านอยู่ตลอดเวลา และเกรี้ยวกราดไม่ได้หยุดหย่อน
- พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - พระผู้เป็นเจ้ากล่าวดังนี้ “เอโดมกระทำบาปซ้ำแล้วซ้ำเล่า เราจะไม่เปลี่ยนใจในการลงโทษ เพราะพวกเขาใช้ดาบไล่ล่าพี่น้องของเขา และไร้ความเมตตา ความโกรธของเขาพลุ่งพล่านอย่างไม่จบสิ้น และฉุนเฉียวไม่หยุดหย่อน
Cross Reference
- Psalms 85:5 - Will you be angry with us always? Will you prolong your wrath to all generations?
- Isaiah 34:1 - Come here and listen, O nations of the earth. Let the world and everything in it hear my words.
- Isaiah 34:2 - For the Lord is enraged against the nations. His fury is against all their armies. He will completely destroy them, dooming them to slaughter.
- Isaiah 34:3 - Their dead will be left unburied, and the stench of rotting bodies will fill the land. The mountains will flow with their blood.
- Isaiah 34:4 - The heavens above will melt away and disappear like a rolled-up scroll. The stars will fall from the sky like withered leaves from a grapevine, or shriveled figs from a fig tree.
- Isaiah 34:5 - And when my sword has finished its work in the heavens, it will fall upon Edom, the nation I have marked for destruction.
- Isaiah 34:6 - The sword of the Lord is drenched with blood and covered with fat— with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of rams prepared for sacrifice. Yes, the Lord will offer a sacrifice in the city of Bozrah. He will make a mighty slaughter in Edom.
- Isaiah 34:7 - Even men as strong as wild oxen will die— the young men alongside the veterans. The land will be soaked with blood and the soil enriched with fat.
- Isaiah 34:8 - For it is the day of the Lord’s revenge, the year when Edom will be paid back for all it did to Israel.
- Isaiah 34:9 - The streams of Edom will be filled with burning pitch, and the ground will be covered with fire.
- Isaiah 34:10 - This judgment on Edom will never end; the smoke of its burning will rise forever. The land will lie deserted from generation to generation. No one will live there anymore.
- Isaiah 34:11 - It will be haunted by the desert owl and the screech owl, the great owl and the raven. For God will measure that land carefully; he will measure it for chaos and destruction.
- Isaiah 34:12 - It will be called the Land of Nothing, and all its nobles will soon be gone.
- Isaiah 34:13 - Thorns will overrun its palaces; nettles and thistles will grow in its forts. The ruins will become a haunt for jackals and a home for owls.
- Isaiah 34:14 - Desert animals will mingle there with hyenas, their howls filling the night. Wild goats will bleat at one another among the ruins, and night creatures will come there to rest.
- Isaiah 34:15 - There the owl will make her nest and lay her eggs. She will hatch her young and cover them with her wings. And the buzzards will come, each one with its mate.
- Isaiah 34:16 - Search the book of the Lord, and see what he will do. Not one of these birds and animals will be missing, and none will lack a mate, for the Lord has promised this. His Spirit will make it all come true.
- Isaiah 34:17 - He has surveyed and divided the land and deeded it over to those creatures. They will possess it forever, from generation to generation.
- Ephesians 4:26 - And “don’t sin by letting anger control you.” Don’t let the sun go down while you are still angry,
- Ephesians 4:27 - for anger gives a foothold to the devil.
- Lamentations 4:21 - Are you rejoicing in the land of Uz, O people of Edom? But you, too, must drink from the cup of the Lord’s anger. You, too, will be stripped naked in your drunkenness.
- Lamentations 4:22 - O beautiful Jerusalem, your punishment will end; you will soon return from exile. But Edom, your punishment is just beginning; soon your many sins will be exposed.
- Genesis 27:40 - You will live by your sword, and you will serve your brother. But when you decide to break free, you will shake his yoke from your neck.”
- Genesis 27:41 - From that time on, Esau hated Jacob because their father had given Jacob the blessing. And Esau began to scheme: “I will soon be mourning my father’s death. Then I will kill my brother, Jacob.”
- Malachi 1:2 - “I have always loved you,” says the Lord. But you retort, “Really? How have you loved us?” And the Lord replies, “This is how I showed my love for you: I loved your ancestor Jacob,
- Isaiah 57:16 - For I will not fight against you forever; I will not always be angry. If I were, all people would pass away— all the souls I have made.
- Isaiah 21:11 - This message came to me concerning Edom : Someone from Edom keeps calling to me, “Watchman, how much longer until morning? When will the night be over?”
- Isaiah 21:12 - The watchman replies, “Morning is coming, but night will soon return. If you wish to ask again, then come back and ask.”
- Ephesians 5:1 - Imitate God, therefore, in everything you do, because you are his dear children.
- Psalms 83:3 - They devise crafty schemes against your people; they conspire against your precious ones.
- Psalms 83:4 - “Come,” they say, “let us wipe out Israel as a nation. We will destroy the very memory of its existence.”
- Psalms 83:5 - Yes, this was their unanimous decision. They signed a treaty as allies against you—
- Psalms 83:6 - these Edomites and Ishmaelites; Moabites and Hagrites;
- Psalms 83:7 - Gebalites, Ammonites, and Amalekites; and people from Philistia and Tyre.
- Psalms 83:8 - Assyria has joined them, too, and is allied with the descendants of Lot. Interlude
- Deuteronomy 23:7 - “Do not detest the Edomites or the Egyptians, because the Edomites are your relatives and you lived as foreigners among the Egyptians.
- Ecclesiastes 7:9 - Control your temper, for anger labels you a fool.
- Micah 7:18 - Where is another God like you, who pardons the guilt of the remnant, overlooking the sins of his special people? You will not stay angry with your people forever, because you delight in showing unfailing love.
- Deuteronomy 2:4 - Give these orders to the people: “You will pass through the country belonging to your relatives the Edomites, the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir. The Edomites will feel threatened, so be careful.
- Deuteronomy 2:5 - Do not bother them, for I have given them all the hill country around Mount Seir as their property, and I will not give you even one square foot of their land.
- Deuteronomy 2:6 - If you need food to eat or water to drink, pay them for it.
- Deuteronomy 2:7 - For the Lord your God has blessed you in everything you have done. He has watched your every step through this great wilderness. During these forty years, the Lord your God has been with you, and you have lacked nothing.”’
- Deuteronomy 2:8 - “So we bypassed the territory of our relatives, the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir. We avoided the road through the Arabah Valley that comes up from Elath and Ezion-geber. “Then as we turned north along the desert route through Moab,
- Isaiah 63:1 - Who is this who comes from Edom, from the city of Bozrah, with his clothing stained red? Who is this in royal robes, marching in his great strength? “It is I, the Lord, announcing your salvation! It is I, the Lord, who has the power to save!”
- Isaiah 63:2 - Why are your clothes so red, as if you have been treading out grapes?
- Isaiah 63:3 - “I have been treading the winepress alone; no one was there to help me. In my anger I have trampled my enemies as if they were grapes. In my fury I have trampled my foes. Their blood has stained my clothes.
- Isaiah 63:4 - For the time has come for me to avenge my people, to ransom them from their oppressors.
- Isaiah 63:5 - I was amazed to see that no one intervened to help the oppressed. So I myself stepped in to save them with my strong arm, and my wrath sustained me.
- Isaiah 63:6 - I crushed the nations in my anger and made them stagger and fall to the ground, spilling their blood upon the earth.”
- Isaiah 63:7 - I will tell of the Lord’s unfailing love. I will praise the Lord for all he has done. I will rejoice in his great goodness to Israel, which he has granted according to his mercy and love.
- Obadiah 1:1 - This is the vision that the Sovereign Lord revealed to Obadiah concerning the land of Edom. We have heard a message from the Lord that an ambassador was sent to the nations to say, “Get ready, everyone! Let’s assemble our armies and attack Edom!”
- Obadiah 1:2 - The Lord says to Edom, “I will cut you down to size among the nations; you will be greatly despised.
- Obadiah 1:3 - You have been deceived by your own pride because you live in a rock fortress and make your home high in the mountains. ‘Who can ever reach us way up here?’ you ask boastfully.
- Obadiah 1:4 - But even if you soar as high as eagles and build your nest among the stars, I will bring you crashing down,” says the Lord.
- Obadiah 1:5 - “If thieves came at night and robbed you (what a disaster awaits you!), they would not take everything. Those who harvest grapes always leave a few for the poor. But your enemies will wipe you out completely!
- Obadiah 1:6 - Every nook and cranny of Edom will be searched and looted. Every treasure will be found and taken.
- Obadiah 1:7 - “All your allies will turn against you. They will help to chase you from your land. They will promise you peace while plotting to deceive and destroy you. Your trusted friends will set traps for you, and you won’t even know about it.
- Obadiah 1:8 - At that time not a single wise person will be left in the whole land of Edom,” says the Lord. “For on the mountains of Edom I will destroy everyone who has understanding.
- Obadiah 1:9 - The mightiest warriors of Teman will be terrified, and everyone on the mountains of Edom will be cut down in the slaughter.
- Obadiah 1:10 - “Because of the violence you did to your close relatives in Israel, you will be filled with shame and destroyed forever.
- Obadiah 1:11 - When they were invaded, you stood aloof, refusing to help them. Foreign invaders carried off their wealth and cast lots to divide up Jerusalem, but you acted like one of Israel’s enemies.
- Obadiah 1:12 - “You should not have gloated when they exiled your relatives to distant lands. You should not have rejoiced when the people of Judah suffered such misfortune. You should not have spoken arrogantly in that terrible time of trouble.
- Obadiah 1:13 - You should not have plundered the land of Israel when they were suffering such calamity. You should not have gloated over their destruction when they were suffering such calamity. You should not have seized their wealth when they were suffering such calamity.
- Obadiah 1:14 - You should not have stood at the crossroads, killing those who tried to escape. You should not have captured the survivors and handed them over in their terrible time of trouble.
- Ezekiel 35:1 - Again a message came to me from the Lord:
- Ezekiel 35:2 - “Son of man, turn and face Mount Seir, and prophesy against its people.
- Ezekiel 35:3 - Give them this message from the Sovereign Lord: “I am your enemy, O Mount Seir, and I will raise my fist against you to destroy you completely.
- Ezekiel 35:4 - I will demolish your cities and make you desolate. Then you will know that I am the Lord.
- Ezekiel 35:5 - “Your eternal hatred for the people of Israel led you to butcher them when they were helpless, when I had already punished them for all their sins.
- Ezekiel 35:6 - As surely as I live, says the Sovereign Lord, since you show no distaste for blood, I will give you a bloodbath of your own. Your turn has come!
- Ezekiel 35:7 - I will make Mount Seir utterly desolate, killing off all who try to escape and any who return.
- Ezekiel 35:8 - I will fill your mountains with the dead. Your hills, your valleys, and your ravines will be filled with people slaughtered by the sword.
- Ezekiel 35:9 - I will make you desolate forever. Your cities will never be rebuilt. Then you will know that I am the Lord.
- Ezekiel 35:10 - “For you said, ‘The lands of Israel and Judah will be ours. We will take possession of them. What do we care that the Lord is there!’
- Ezekiel 35:11 - Therefore, as surely as I live, says the Sovereign Lord, I will pay back your angry deeds with my own. I will punish you for all your acts of anger, envy, and hatred. And I will make myself known to Israel by what I do to you.
- Ezekiel 35:12 - Then you will know that I, the Lord, have heard every contemptuous word you spoke against the mountains of Israel. For you said, ‘They are desolate; they have been given to us as food to eat!’
- Ezekiel 35:13 - In saying that, you boasted proudly against me, and I have heard it all!
- Ezekiel 35:14 - “This is what the Sovereign Lord says: The whole world will rejoice when I make you desolate.
- Ezekiel 35:15 - You rejoiced at the desolation of Israel’s territory. Now I will rejoice at yours! You will be wiped out, you people of Mount Seir and all who live in Edom! Then you will know that I am the Lord.
- Jeremiah 49:7 - This message was given concerning Edom. This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: “Is there no wisdom in Teman? Is no one left to give wise counsel?
- Jeremiah 49:8 - Turn and flee! Hide in deep caves, you people of Dedan! For when I bring disaster on Edom, I will punish you, too!
- Jeremiah 49:9 - Those who harvest grapes always leave a few for the poor. If thieves came at night, they would not take everything.
- Jeremiah 49:10 - But I will strip bare the land of Edom, and there will be no place left to hide. Its children, its brothers, and its neighbors will all be destroyed, and Edom itself will be no more.
- Jeremiah 49:11 - But I will protect the orphans who remain among you. Your widows, too, can depend on me for help.”
- Jeremiah 49:12 - 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!
- Jeremiah 49:13 - 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.”
- Jeremiah 49:14 - 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!”
- Jeremiah 49:15 - The Lord says to Edom, “I will cut you down to size among the nations. You will be despised by all.
- Jeremiah 49:16 - 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.
- Jeremiah 49:17 - “Edom will be an object of horror. All who pass by will be appalled and will gasp at the destruction they see there.
- Jeremiah 49:18 - 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.
- Jeremiah 49:19 - 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?”
- Jeremiah 49:20 - 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.
- Jeremiah 49:21 - 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.
- Jeremiah 49:22 - 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.
- Joel 3:19 - But Egypt will become a wasteland and Edom will become a wilderness, because they attacked the people of Judah and killed innocent people in their land.
- Psalms 137:7 - O Lord, remember what the Edomites did on the day the armies of Babylon captured Jerusalem. “Destroy it!” they yelled. “Level it to the ground!”
- Numbers 20:14 - While Moses was at Kadesh, he sent ambassadors to the king of Edom with this message: “This is what your relatives, the people of Israel, say: You know all the hardships we have been through.
- Numbers 20:15 - Our ancestors went down to Egypt, and we lived there a long time, and we and our ancestors were brutally mistreated by the Egyptians.
- Numbers 20:16 - But when we cried out to the Lord, he heard us and sent an angel who brought us out of Egypt. Now we are camped at Kadesh, a town on the border of your land.
- Numbers 20:17 - Please let us travel through your land. We will be careful not to go through your fields and vineyards. We won’t even drink water from your wells. We will stay on the king’s road and never leave it until we have passed through your territory.”
- Numbers 20:18 - But the king of Edom said, “Stay out of my land, or I will meet you with an army!”
- Numbers 20:19 - The Israelites answered, “We will stay on the main road. If our livestock drink your water, we will pay for it. Just let us pass through your country. That’s all we ask.”
- Numbers 20:20 - But the king of Edom replied, “Stay out! You may not pass through our land.” With that he mobilized his army and marched out against them with an imposing force.
- Numbers 20:21 - Because Edom refused to allow Israel to pass through their country, Israel was forced to turn around.
- Malachi 1:4 - Esau’s descendants in Edom may say, “We have been shattered, but we will rebuild the ruins.” But the Lord of Heaven’s Armies replies, “They may try to rebuild, but I will demolish them again. Their country will be known as ‘The Land of Wickedness,’ and their people will be called ‘The People with Whom the Lord Is Forever Angry.’
- 2 Chronicles 28:17 - The armies of Edom had again invaded Judah and taken captives.
- Ezekiel 25:12 - “This is what the Sovereign Lord says: The people of Edom have sinned greatly by avenging themselves against the people of Judah.
- Ezekiel 25:13 - Therefore, says the Sovereign Lord, I will raise my fist of judgment against Edom. I will wipe out its people and animals with the sword. I will make a wasteland of everything from Teman to Dedan.
- Ezekiel 25:14 - I will accomplish this by the hand of my people of Israel. They will carry out my vengeance with anger, and Edom will know that this vengeance is from me. I, the Sovereign Lord, have spoken!