They are my people, and you were cruel to them. You went through their towns, sneering and stealing whatever was left.
But if the LORD hears these curses and sees the trouble I'm in, perhaps he will have pity on me instead.
I have never laughed when my enemies were struck by disaster.
I can count all my bones, and my enemies just stare and sneer at me.
The foreign soldiers you hired will turn and run. But they are doomed, like well-fed calves being led to the butcher.
You thought the nations of Judah and Israel belonged to you, and that you could take over their territory. But I am their God,
People of Edom, not only have you been Israel's longtime enemy, you simply watched when disaster wiped out its people as punishment for their sins.
that I, the LORD God, am saying: Your enemies sneered and said that you mountains belonged to them.
They ruined and crushed you from every side, and foreign nations captured and made fun of you.
For a while I was angry with the nations, but now I am furious, because they have made things worse for Jerusalem and are not the least bit concerned.