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Amos 1:12

Contemporary English Version 1995

Now I will send fire to wipe out the fortresses of Teman and Bozrah.

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Listen to my plans for you, people of Edom. Your children will be dragged off and your country destroyed.

The Lord All-Powerful says about Edom: Wisdom and common sense have vanished from Teman.

An enemy will swoop down to attack you, like an eagle spreading its wings and circling over Bozrah. Your warriors will be as fearful as women giving birth.

I, the Lord, swear in my own name that your city of Bozrah and all your towns will suffer a horrible fate. They will lie in ruins forever, and people will use the name “Bozrah” as a curse word.

The sword of the Lord is covered with blood from lambs and goats, together with fat from kidneys of rams. This is because the Lord will slaughter many people and make a sacrifice of them in the city of Bozrah and everywhere else in Edom.

After the sword of the Lord has done what it wants to the skies above, it will come down on Edom, the nation that the Lord has doomed for destruction.

Who is this coming from Bozrah in Edom with clothes stained red? Who is this hero marching in his glorious uniform? “It's me, the Lord! I have won the battle, and I can save you!”

So I will punish Edom by killing all its people and livestock. It will be an empty wasteland all the way from Teman to Dedan.

The Lord God gave Obadiah a message about Edom, and this is what we heard: “I, the Lord, have sent a messenger with orders for the nations to attack Edom.”

You are the same Holy God who came from Teman and Paran to help us. The brightness of your glory covered the heavens, and your praises were heard everywhere on earth.

After Bela's death, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah became king.




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