"For I have swornby Myself," declaresthe LORD,"that Bozrahwill becomean objectof horror,a reproach,a ruinand a curse;and allits citieswill becomeperpetualruins."
The swordof the LORDis filledwith blood,It is satedwith fat,with the bloodof lambsand goats,With the fatof the kidneysof rams.For the LORDhas a sacrificein BozrahAnd a greatslaughterin the landof Edom.
Then Beladied,and Jobabthe sonof Zerahof Bozrahbecamekingin his place.
and said,"By Myself I have sworn,declaresthe LORD,becauseyou have donethisthingand have not withheldyour son,your onlyson,
The LordGODhas swornby Himself,the LORDGodof hostshas declared:"I loathethe arroganceof Jacob,And detesthis citadels;Therefore I will deliverup [the] cityand allit contains."
"So I will sendfireupon TemanAnd it will consumethe citadelsof Bozrah."
Behold,He will mountup and swooplike an eagleand spreadout His wingsagainstBozrah;and the heartsof the mightymenof Edomin that daywill be like the heartof a womanin labor.
"Neverthelesshearthe wordof the LORD,allJudahwho are livingin the landof Egypt,'Behold,I have swornby My greatname,'saysthe LORD,nevershall My namebe invokedagainby the mouthof anymanof Judahin allthe landof Egypt,saying,"As the LordGODlives."
Whois thiswho comesfrom Edom,With garmentsof glowingcolorsfrom Bozrah,ThisOnewho is majesticin His apparel,Marchingin the greatnessof His strength?"It is I who speakin righteousness,mightyto save."
"I have swornby Myself, The wordhas goneforthfrom My mouthin righteousnessAnd will not turnback,That to Me everykneewill bow,everytonguewill swear[allegiance].
"Then the houseof Jacobwill be a fireAnd the houseof Josepha flame;But the houseof Esau[will be] as stubble.And they will setthem on fireand consumethem, So that there will be nosurvivorof the houseof Esau,"For the LORDhas spoken.
Egyptwill becomea waste,And Edomwill becomea desolatewilderness,Becauseof the violencedone to the sonsof Judah,In whoselandthey have shedinnocentblood.
When Beladied,Jobabthe sonof Zerahof Bozrahbecamekingin his place.
To maketheir landa desolation,[An object of] perpetualhissing;Everyonewho passesby it will be astonishedAnd shakehis head.
"I will also makethiscitya desolationand an [object of] hissing;everyonewho passesby it will be astonishedand hissbecauseof allits disasters.
The LORDof hostshas swornby Himself:"SurelyI will fillyou with a populationlike locusts,And they will cryout with shoutsof victory overyou."
againstKerioth,Bozrahand allthe citiesof the landof Moab,farand near.
