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Prophecy against Mount Seir

Now the word of the LORD came to me, saying, Son of man, set your face against aMount Seir, and prophesy against it and say to it, ‘This is what the Lord 1GOD says:Behold, I am against you, Mount Seir,And I will areach out with My hand against youAnd make you a bdesolation and a waste.

4 “I will aturn your cities to ruins,And you will become a desolation.Then you will know that I am the LORD.

Since you have had everlasting ahostility and have turned over the sons of Israel to the power of the sword at the time of their disaster, at the time of the 1bpunishment of the end, therefore as I live,” declares the Lord GOD, “I will certainly 1doom you to abloodshed, and bloodshed will pursue you; since you have not hated bloodshed, therefore bloodshed will pursue you. I will make Mount Seir a waste and a desolation and I will eliminate from it one who passes through and returns. I will afill its mountains with its slain; those killed by the sword will fall on your hills, in your valleys, and in all your ravines. I will make you a permanent adesolation, and your cities will not be inhabited. Then you will know that I am the LORD.

10 Since you have asaid, ‘These two nations and these two lands will be mine, and we will possess 1them,’ although the bLORD was there, 11 therefore as I live,” declares the Lord GOD, “I will deal with you aaccording to your anger and according to your envy which you displayed because of your hatred for them; so I will bmake Myself known among them when I judge you. 12 Then you will know 1that I, the LORD, have heard all your insults which you have spoken against the mountains of Israel saying, ‘They are desolate; they have been agiven to us as food.’ 13 And you have 1aspoken arrogantly against Me and have multiplied your words against Me; bI Myself have heard it. 14 This is what the Lord GOD says: “As all the aearth rejoices, I will make you a desolation. 15 As you arejoiced over the inheritance of the house of Israel because it was desolate, bso I will do to you. You will be a cdesolation, Mount Seir, and all Edom, all of it. Then they will know that I am the LORD.”’

Prophecy against Mount Seir

Moreover, the word of the LORD came to me saying, Son of man, set your face against aMount Seir, and prophesy against it and say to it, ‘Thus says the Lord 1GOD,Behold, I am against you, Mount Seir,And I will astretch out My hand against youAnd make you a bdesolation and a waste.

4 “I will alay waste your citiesAnd you will become a desolation.Then you will know that I am the LORD.

Because you have had everlasting aenmity and have 1delivered the sons of Israel to the power of the sword at the time of their calamity, at the time of the 2bpunishment of the end, therefore as I live,” declares the Lord GOD, “I will 1give you over to abloodshed, and bloodshed will pursue you; since you have not hated bloodshed, therefore bloodshed will pursue you. I will make Mount Seir a waste and a desolation and I will cut off from it the one who passes through and returns. I will afill its mountains with its slain; on your hills and in your valleys and in all your ravines those slain by the sword will 1fall. I will make you an everlasting adesolation and your cities will not be inhabited. Then you will know that I am the LORD.

10 Because you have asaid, ‘These two nations and these two lands will be mine, and we will possess 1them,’ although the bLORD was there, 11 therefore as I live,” declares the Lord GOD, “I will deal with you aaccording to your anger and according to your envy which you showed because of your hatred against them; so I will bmake Myself known among them when I judge you. 12 Then you will know 1that I, the LORD, have heard all your revilings which you have spoken against the mountains of Israel saying, ‘They are laid desolate; they are agiven to us for food.’ 13 And you have 1aspoken arrogantly against Me and have multiplied your words against Me; bI have heard it. 14 Thus says the Lord GOD, “As all the aearth rejoices, I will make you a desolation. 15 As you arejoiced over the inheritance of the house of Israel because it was desolate, bso I will do to you. You will be a cdesolation, O Mount Seir, and all Edom, all of it. Then they will know that I am the LORD.”’

Prophecy against Mount Seir

Moreover, the word of the LORD came to me, saying, “Son of man, set your face against aMount Seir (Edom) , and prophesy against it and say to it, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD,“Behold, Mount Seir, I am against you,And I will astretch out My hand against youAnd make you completely bdesolate.

4 “I will adestroy your citiesAnd you will become a wasteland.Then you shall know without any doubt that I am the LORD.

Because you descendants of Esau have had an everlasting ahatred for Jacob (Israel) and you handed over the sons of Israel to the power of the sword at the time of their tragedy, at the time of their bfinal punishment the Babylonian conquest, Ezek 25:12-14; 36:5 therefore, as I live,” says the Lord GOD, “I will hand you over to abloodshed, and bloodshed will pursue you since you have not hated bloodshed, bloodshed will pursue you. I will make Mount Seir (Edom) a ruin and a desolate wasteland and I will cut off from it the one who passes through it and the one who returns. I will afill its mountains with its slain; those killed by the sword will fall on your hills, and in your valleys, and in all your ravines. I will make you an everlasting adesolation and your 1cities will not be inhabited. Then you will know without any doubt that I am the LORD.

10 “Because you descendants of Esau have asaid, ‘These two nations Israel and Judah and these two lands shall be mine, and we will take possession of them,’ although the bLORD was there, 11 therefore, as I live,” says the Lord GOD, “I will deal with you ain accordance with the anger and envy you showed because of your hatred for them; and I will bmake Myself known among them as Judge when I judge and punish you. 12 Then you will know without any doubt that I am the LORD, and that I have heard all your scornful speeches which you have spoken against the mountains of Israel, saying, ‘They have been made a wasteland; they have been agiven to us as food.’ 13 So you have aboasted and spoken arrogantly against Me, and have multiplied your words against Me; bI have heard it.” 14 Thus says the Lord GOD, “While the whole aearth rejoices, I will make you a wasteland. 15 As you arejoiced over the inheritance of the house of Israel because it was desolate, bso I will do to you; you will be a cdesolate waste, O Mount Seir, and all Edom, all of it. Then they will know without any doubt that I am the LORD.”’

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