but I have hatedEsau,and I have madehis mountainsa desolationand [appointed] his inheritancefor the jackalsof the wilderness."
The LORDsaidto her, "Twonationsare in your womb;And twopeopleswill be separatedfrom your body;And one peopleshall be strongerthanthe other;And the oldershall servethe younger."
The scorchedlandwill becomea poolAnd the thirstygroundspringsof water;In the hauntof jackals,its restingplace,Grass[becomes] reedsand rushes.
"But I have strippedEsaubare,I have uncoveredhis hidingplacesSo that he will not be ableto concealhimself; His offspringhas been destroyedalong with his relativesAnd his neighbors,and he is nomore.
Thereforehearthe planof the LORDwhichHe has plannedagainstEdom,and His purposeswhichHe has purposedagainstthe inhabitantsof Teman:surelythey will dragthem off,[even] the littleonesof the flock;surelyHe will maketheir pasturedesolatebecauseof them.
"Hazorwill becomea hauntof jackals,A desolationforever;Noonewill livethere,Norwill a sonof manresidein it."
Concerning Edom.Thussaysthe LORDof hosts,"Is therenolongeranywisdomin Teman?Has good counselbeenlostto the prudent?Has their wisdomdecayed?
"Fleeaway, turnback,dwellin the depths,O inhabitantsof Dedan,For I will bringthe disasterof Esauupon him At the timeI punishhim.
"Babylonwill becomea heap[of ruins], a hauntof jackals,An objectof horrorand hissing,withoutinhabitants.
"I will makeJerusalema heapof ruins, A hauntof jackals;And I will makethe citiesof Judaha desolation,withoutinhabitant."
[The punishment] of your iniquityhas beencompleted,O daughterof Zion;He will exileyou nolonger.[But] He will punishyour iniquity,O daughterof Edom;He will exposeyour sins!
"Thereforethussaysthe LordGOD,I have swornthat surelythe nationswhichare aroundyou will themselvesenduretheir insults.
For, behold,I am for you, and I will turnto you, and you will be cultivatedand sown.
Egyptwill becomea waste,And Edomwill becomea desolatewilderness,Becauseof the violencedone to the sonsof Judah,In whoselandthey have shedinnocentblood.
"Becauseof violenceto your brotherJacob,You will be covered[with] shame,And you will be cutoffforever.
"Ifanyonecomesto Me, and does not hatehis own fatherand motherand wifeand childrenand brothersand sisters,yes,and evenhis ownlife,he cannotbe My disciple.
