"Do not gloatover your brother'sday,The dayof his misfortune.And do not rejoiceover the sonsof JudahIn the dayof their destruction;Yes, do not boastIn the dayof [their] distress.
"Those in the westare appalledat his fate,And those in the eastare seizedwith horror.
"Have I rejoicedat the extinctionof my enemy,Or exultedwhenevilbefellhim?
I can countallmy bones.They look,they stareat me;
Let the lyinglipsbe mute,Which speakarrogantlyagainstthe righteousWith prideand contempt.
But at my stumblingthey rejoicedand gatheredthemselves together; The smiterswhom I did not knowgatheredtogether againstme, They slanderedme withoutceasing.
The Lordlaughsat him, For He seeshis dayis coming.
For He has deliveredme from alltrouble,And my eyehas looked[with satisfaction] upon my enemies.
My Godin His lovingkindnesswill meetme; Godwill let me look[triumphantly] upon my foes.
And my eyehas looked[exultantly] upon my foes,My earshearof the evildoerswho riseup againstme.
He who mocksthe poortauntshis Maker;He who rejoicesat calamitywill not gounpunished.
"Throughyour servantsyou have reproachedthe Lord,And you have said,'With my manychariotsI cameup to the heightsof the mountains,To the remotestpartsof Lebanon;And I cutdownits tallcedars[and] its choicecypresses.And I will goto its highestpeak,its thickestforest.
Allyour enemiesHave openedtheir mouthswide againstyou; They hissand gnash[their] teeth.They say,"We have swallowed[her] up! Surelythisis the dayfor whichwe waited;We have reached[it], we have seen[it]."
Rejoiceand be glad,O daughterof Edom,Who dwellsin the landof Uz;[But] the cupwill comearoundto you as well,You will becomedrunkand makeyourself naked.
"Then you will knowthat I, the LORD,have heardallyour revilingswhichyou have spokenagainstthe mountainsof Israelsaying,'They are laiddesolate;they are givento us for food.'
"As you rejoicedover the inheritanceof the houseof Israelbecauseit was desolate,soI will doto you. You will be a desolation,O MountSeir,and allEdom,allof it. Then they will knowthat I am the LORD."'
thereforethussaysthe LordGOD,"Surelyin the fireof My jealousyI have spokenagainstthe restof the nations,and againstallEdom,whoappropriatedMy landfor themselves as a possessionwith wholeheartedjoy[and] with scornof soul,to driveit out for a prey."
"And nowmanynationshave been assembledagainstyou Who say,'Let her be polluted,And let our eyesgloatover Zion.'
WhenHe approached[Jerusalem], He sawthe cityand weptoverit,
Soalsothe tongueis a smallpartof the body, and [yet] it boastsof great things.Seehowgreata forestis set aflameby such a smallfire!
For speakingout arrogant[words] of vanitythey enticeby fleshlydesires,by sensuality,thosewho barelyescapefrom the ones who livein error,
Theseare grumblers,finding fault,followingaftertheir [own] lusts;they speakarrogantly,flatteringpeoplefor the sakeof [gaining an] advantage.
There was givento him a mouthspeakingarrogantwords and blasphemies,and authorityto actfor forty-twomonthswas givento him.
"Boastnomoreso veryproudly,Do not let arrogancecomeout of your mouth;For the LORDis a Godof knowledge,And with Him actionsare weighed.
