Verse 23

And the LORD{H3068} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto her, Two{H8147} nations{H1471} are in thy womb{H990}, and two manner{H8147} of people{H3816} shall be separated{H6504}{(H8735)} from thy bowels{H4578}; and the one people{H3816} shall be stronger{H553}{(H8799)} than the other people{H3816}; and the elder{H7227} shall serve{H5647}{(H8799)} the younger{H6810}.

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 27:29 : 29 Let people{H5971} serve{H5647}{(H8799)} thee, and nations{H3816} bow down{H7812}{(H8691)} to thee: be{H1933}{(H8798)} lord{H1376} over thy brethren{H251}, and let thy mother's{H517} sons{H1121} bow down{H7812}{(H8691)} to thee: cursed{H779}{(H8803)} be every one that curseth{H779}{(H8802)} thee, and blessed{H1288}{(H8803)} be he that blesseth{H1288}{(H8764)} thee.
  • Gen 27:40 : 40 And by thy sword{H2719} shalt thou live{H2421}{(H8799)}, and shalt serve{H5647}{(H8799)} thy brother{H251}; and it shall come to pass when thou shalt have the dominion{H7300}{(H8686)}, that thou shalt break{H6561}{(H8804)} his yoke{H5923} from off thy neck{H6677}.
  • 2 Sam 8:14 : 14 And he put{H7760}{(H8799)} garrisons{H5333} in Edom{H123}; throughout all Edom{H123} put{H7760}{(H8804)} he garrisons{H5333}, and all they of Edom{H123} became David's{H1732} servants{H5650}. And the LORD{H3068} preserved{H3467}{(H8686)} David{H1732} whithersoever he went{H1980}{(H8804)}.
  • Gen 17:16 : 16 And I will bless{H1288}{(H8765)} her, and give{H5414}{(H8804)} thee a son{H1121} also of her: yea, I will bless{H1288}{(H8765)} her, and she shall be a mother of nations{H1471}; kings{H4428} of people{H5971} shall be of her.
  • Gen 24:60 : 60 And they blessed{H1288}{(H8762)} Rebekah{H7259}, and said{H559}{(H8799)} unto her, Thou{H859} art our sister{H269}, be thou{H1961}{(H8798)} the mother of thousands{H505} of millions{H7233}, and let thy seed{H2233} possess{H3423}{(H8799)} the gate{H8179} of those which hate{H8130}{(H8802)} them.
  • Num 20:14 : 14 And Moses{H4872} sent{H7971}{(H8799)} messengers{H4397} from Kadesh{H6946} unto the king{H4428} of Edom{H123}, Thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} thy brother{H251} Israel{H3478}, Thou knowest{H3045}{(H8804)} all the travail{H8513} that hath befallen{H4672}{(H8804)} us:
  • Mal 1:2-5 : 2 I have loved{H157}{(H8804)} you, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the LORD{H3068}. Yet ye say{H559}{(H8804)}, Wherein hast thou loved{H157}{(H8804)} us? Was not Esau{H6215} Jacob's{H3290} brother{H251}? saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068}: yet I loved{H157}{(H8799)} Jacob{H3290}, 3 And I hated{H8130}{(H8804)} Esau{H6215}, and laid{H7760}{(H8799)} his mountains{H2022} and his heritage{H5159} waste{H8077} for the dragons{H8568} of the wilderness{H4057}. 4 Whereas Edom{H123} saith{H559}{(H8799)}, We are impoverished{H7567}{(H8795)}, but we will return{H7725}{(H8799)} and build{H1129}{(H8799)} the desolate places{H2723}; thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068} of hosts{H6635}, They shall build{H1129}{(H8799)}, but I will throw down{H2040}{(H8799)}; and they shall call{H7121}{(H8804)} them, The border{H1366} of wickedness{H7564}, and, The people{H5971} against whom the LORD{H3068} hath indignation{H2194}{(H8804)} for{H5704} ever{H5769}. 5 And your eyes{H5869} shall see{H7200}{(H8799)}, and ye shall say{H559}{(H8799)}, The LORD{H3068} will be magnified{H1431}{(H8799)} from the border{H1366} of Israel{H3478}.
  • Rom 9:10-13 : 10 And{G1161} not{G3756} only{G3440} this; but{G235} when Rebecca{G4479} also{G2532} had conceived{G2845} by{G1537} one{G1520}{G2192}{(G5723)}, even by our{G2257} father{G3962} Isaac{G2464}; 11 (For{G1063} the children being{G1080} not yet{G3380} born{G1080}{(G5685)}, neither{G3366} having done{G4238}{(G5660)} any{G5100} good{G18} or{G2228} evil{G2556}, that{G2443} the purpose{G4286} of God{G2316} according{G2596} to election{G1589} might stand{G3306}{(G5725)}, not{G3756} of{G1537} works{G2041}, but{G235} of{G1537} him that calleth{G2564}{(G5723)};) 12 {G3754} It was said{G4483}{(G5681)} unto her{G846}, The elder{G3187} shall serve{G1398}{(G5692)} the younger{G1640}. 13 As{G2531} it is written{G1125}{(G5769)}, Jacob{G2384} have I loved{G25}{(G5656)}, but{G1161} Esau{G2269} have I hated{G3404}{(G5656)}.
  • Gen 17:4 : 4 As for me{H589}, behold, my covenant{H1285} is with thee, and thou shalt be a father{H1} of many{H1995} nations{H1471}.
  • Gen 25:27 : 27 And the boys{H5288} grew{H1431}{(H8799)}: and Esau{H6215} was a cunning{H3045}{(H8802)} hunter{H6718}, a man{H376} of the field{H7704}; and Jacob{H3290} was a plain{H8535} man{H376}, dwelling{H3427}{(H8802)} in tents{H168}.
  • Gen 32:6 : 6 And the messengers{H4397} returned{H7725}{(H8799)} to Jacob{H3290}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, We came{H935}{(H8804)} to thy brother{H251} Esau{H6215}, and also he cometh{H1980}{(H8802)} to meet thee{H7125}{(H8800)}, and four hundred{H3967} men{H376} with him.
  • Gen 33:3 : 3 And he passed over{H5674}{(H8804)} before them{H6440}, and bowed himself{H7812}{(H8691)} to the ground{H776} seven{H7651} times{H6471}, until he came near{H5066}{(H8800)} to his brother{H251}.
  • Gen 36:31 : 31 And these are the kings{H4428} that reigned{H4427}{(H8804)} in the land{H776} of Edom{H123}, before{H6440} there reigned{H4427}{(H8800)} any king{H4428} over the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478}.
  • 1 Kgs 22:47 : 47 There was then no king{H4428} in Edom{H123}: a deputy{H5324}{(H8737)} was king{H4428}.
  • 1 Chr 18:13 : 13 And he put{H7760}{(H8799)} garrisons{H5333} in Edom{H123}; and all the Edomites{H123} became David's{H1732} servants{H5650}. Thus the LORD{H3068} preserved{H3467}{(H8686)} David{H1732} whithersoever he went{H1980}{(H8804)}.
  • 2 Chr 25:11-12 : 11 And Amaziah{H558} strengthened{H2388}{(H8694)} himself, and led forth{H5090}{(H8799)} his people{H5971}, and went{H3212}{(H8799)} to the valley{H1516} of salt{H4417}, and smote{H5221}{(H8686)} of the children{H1121} of Seir{H8165} ten{H6235} thousand{H505}. 12 And other ten{H6235} thousand{H505} left alive{H2416} did the children{H1121} of Judah{H3063} carry away captive{H7617}{(H8804)}, and brought{H935}{(H8686)} them unto the top{H7218} of the rock{H5553}, and cast them down{H7993}{(H8686)} from the top{H7218} of the rock{H5553}, that they all were broken in pieces{H1234}{(H8738)}.
  • Ps 60:8-9 : 8 Moab{H4124} is my washpot{H5518}{H7366}; over Edom{H123} will I cast out{H7993}{H8686)} my shoe{H5275}: Philistia{H6429}, triumph{H7321}{H8708)} thou because of me. 9 Who will bring{H2986}{H8686)} me into the strong{H4692} city{H5892}? who will lead{H5148}{H8804)} me into Edom{H123}?
  • Ps 83:5-9 : 5 For they have consulted{H3289}{H8738)} together{H3162} with one consent{H3820}: they are{H3772}{H8799)} confederate{H1285} against thee: 6 The tabernacles{H168} of Edom{H123}, and the Ishmaelites{H3459}; of Moab{H4124}, and the Hagarenes{H1905}; 7 Gebal{H1381}, and Ammon{H5983}, and Amalek{H6002}; the Philistines{H6429} with the inhabitants{H3427}{H8802)} of Tyre{H6865}; 8 Assur{H804} also is joined{H3867}{H8738)} with them: they have holpen{H2220} the children{H1121} of Lot{H3876}. Selah{H5542}. 9 Do{H6213}{H8798)} unto them as unto the Midianites{H4080}; as to Sisera{H5516}, as to Jabin{H2985}, at the brook{H5158} of Kison{H7028}: 10 Which perished{H8045}{H8738)} at Endor{H5874}: they became as dung{H1828} for the earth{H127}. 11 Make{H7896}{H8798)} their nobles{H5081} like Oreb{H6159}, and like Zeeb{H2062}: yea, all their princes{H5257} as Zebah{H2078}, and as Zalmunna{H6759}: 12 Who said{H559}{H8804)}, Let us take to ourselves the houses{H4999} of God{H430} in possession{H3423}{H8799)}. 13 O my God{H430}, make{H7896}{H8798)} them like a wheel{H1534}; as the stubble{H7179} before{H6440} the wind{H7307}. 14 As the fire{H784} burneth{H1197}{H8799)} a wood{H3293}, and as the flame{H3852} setteth{H3857} the mountains{H2022} on fire{H3857}{H8762)}; 15 So persecute{H7291}{H8799)} them with thy tempest{H5591}, and make them afraid{H926}{H8762)} with thy storm{H5492}.
  • Isa 34:1-9 : 1 Come near{H7126}{(H8798)}, ye nations{H1471}, to hear{H8085}{(H8800)}; and hearken{H7181}{(H8685)}, ye people{H3816}: let the earth{H776} hear{H8085}{(H8799)}, and all that is therein{H4393}; the world{H8398}, and all things that come forth{H6631} of it. 2 For the indignation{H7110} of the LORD{H3068} is upon all nations{H1471}, and his fury{H2534} upon all their armies{H6635}: he hath utterly destroyed{H2763}{(H8689)} them, he hath delivered{H5414}{(H8804)} them to the slaughter{H2874}. 3 Their slain{H2491} also shall be cast out{H7993}{(H8714)}, and their stink{H889} shall come up{H5927}{(H8799)} out of their carcases{H6297}, and the mountains{H2022} shall be melted{H4549}{(H8738)} with their blood{H1818}. 4 And all the host{H6635} of heaven{H8064} shall be dissolved{H4743}{(H8738)}, and the heavens{H8064} shall be rolled together{H1556}{(H8738)} as a scroll{H5612}: and all their host{H6635} shall fall down{H5034}{(H8799)}, as the leaf{H5929} falleth off{H5034}{(H8800)} from the vine{H1612}, and as a falling{H5034}{(H8802)} fig from the fig tree{H8384}. 5 For my sword{H2719} shall be bathed{H7301}{(H8765)} in heaven{H8064}: behold, it shall come down{H3381}{(H8799)} upon Idumea{H123}, and upon the people{H5971} of my curse{H2764}, to judgment{H4941}. 6 The sword{H2719} of the LORD{H3068} is filled{H4390}{(H8804)} with blood{H1818}, it is made fat{H1878}{(H8719)} with fatness{H2459}, and with the blood{H1818} of lambs{H3733} and goats{H6260}, with the fat{H2459} of the kidneys{H3629} of rams{H352}: for the LORD{H3068} hath a sacrifice{H2077} in Bozrah{H1224}, and a great{H1419} slaughter{H2874} in the land{H776} of Idumea{H123}. 7 And the unicorns{H7214} shall come down{H3381}{(H8804)} with them, and the bullocks{H6499} with the bulls{H47}; and their land{H776} shall be soaked{H7301}{(H8765)} with blood{H1818}, and their dust{H6083} made fat{H1878}{(H8792)} with fatness{H2459}. 8 For it is the day{H3117} of the LORD'S{H3068} vengeance{H5359}, and the year{H8141} of recompences{H7966} for the controversy{H7379} of Zion{H6726}. 9 And the streams{H5158} thereof shall be turned{H2015}{(H8738)} into pitch{H2203}, and the dust{H6083} thereof into brimstone{H1614}, and the land{H776} thereof shall become burning{H1197}{(H8802)} pitch{H2203}. 10 It shall not be quenched{H3518}{(H8799)} night{H3915} nor day{H3119}; the smoke{H6227} thereof shall go up{H5927}{(H8799)} for ever{H5769}: from generation{H1755} to generation{H1755} it shall lie waste{H2717}{(H8799)}; none shall pass through{H5674}{(H8802)} it for ever{H5331} and ever{H5331}. 11 But the cormorant{H6893} and the bittern{H7090} shall possess{H3423}{(H8804)} it; the owl{H3244} also and the raven{H6158} shall dwell{H7931}{(H8799)} in it: and he shall stretch out{H5186}{(H8804)} upon it the line{H6957} of confusion{H8414}, and the stones{H68} of emptiness{H922}. 12 They shall call{H7121}{(H8799)} the nobles{H2715} thereof to the kingdom{H4410}, but none shall be there, and all her princes{H8269} shall be nothing{H657}. 13 And thorns{H5518} shall come up{H5927}{(H8804)} in her palaces{H759}, nettles{H7057} and brambles{H2336} in the fortresses{H4013} thereof: and it shall be an habitation{H5116} of dragons{H8577}, and a court{H2681} for owls{H1323}{H3284}. 14 The wild beasts of the desert{H6728} shall also meet{H6298}{(H8804)} with the wild beasts of the island{H338}, and the satyr{H8163} shall cry{H7121}{(H8799)} to his fellow{H7453}; the screech owl{H3917} also shall rest{H7280}{(H8689)} there, and find{H4672}{(H8804)} for herself a place of rest{H4494}. 15 There shall the great owl{H7091} make her nest{H7077}{(H8765)}, and lay{H4422}{(H8762)}, and hatch{H1234}{(H8804)}, and gather{H1716}{(H8804)} under her shadow{H6738}: there shall the vultures{H1772} also be gathered{H6908}{(H8738)}, every one{H802} with her mate{H7468}. 16 Seek ye out{H1875}{(H8798)} of the book{H5612} of the LORD{H3068}, and read{H7121}{(H8798)}: no one{H259} of these{H2007} shall fail{H5737}{(H8738)}, none{H802} shall want{H6485}{(H8804)} her mate{H7468}: for my mouth{H6310} it hath commanded{H6680}{(H8765)}, and his spirit{H7307} it hath gathered{H6908}{(H8765)} them. 17 And he hath cast{H5307}{(H8689)} the lot{H1486} for them, and his hand{H3027} hath divided{H2505}{(H8765)} it unto them by line{H6957}: they shall possess{H3423}{(H8799)} it for{H5704} ever{H5769}, from generation{H1755} to generation{H1755} shall they dwell{H7931}{(H8799)} therein.
  • Isa 63:1-6 : 1 Who is this that cometh{H935}{(H8802)} from Edom{H123}, with dyed{H2556}{(H8803)} garments{H899} from Bozrah{H1224}? this that is glorious{H1921}{(H8803)} in his apparel{H3830}, travelling{H6808}{(H8802)} in the greatness{H7230} of his strength{H3581}? I that speak{H1696}{(H8764)} in righteousness{H6666}, mighty{H7227} to save{H3467}{(H8687)}. 2 Wherefore art thou red{H122} in thine apparel{H3830}, and thy garments{H899} like him that treadeth{H1869}{(H8802)} in the winefat{H1660}? 3 I have trodden{H1869}{(H8804)} the winepress{H6333} alone; and of the people{H5971} there was none{H376} with me: for I will tread{H1869}{(H8799)} them in mine anger{H639}, and trample{H7429}{(H8799)} them in my fury{H2534}; and their blood{H5332} shall be sprinkled{H5137}{(H8799)} upon my garments{H899}, and I will stain{H1351}{(H8689)} all my raiment{H4403}. 4 For the day{H3117} of vengeance{H5359} is in mine heart{H3820}, and the year{H8141} of my redeemed{H1350}{(H8803)} is come{H935}{(H8804)}. 5 And I looked{H5027}{(H8686)}, and there was none to help{H5826}{(H8802)}; and I wondered{H8074}{(H8709)} that there was none to uphold{H5564}{(H8802)}: therefore mine own arm{H2220} brought salvation{H3467}{(H8686)} unto me; and my fury{H2534}, it upheld{H5564}{(H8804)} me. 6 And I will tread down{H947}{(H8799)} the people{H5971} in mine anger{H639}, and make them drunk{H7937}{(H8762)} in my fury{H2534}, and I will bring down{H3381}{(H8686)} their strength{H5332} to the earth{H776}.
  • Jer 49:7-9 : 7 Concerning Edom{H123}, thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068} of hosts{H6635}; Is wisdom{H2451} no more in Teman{H8487}? is counsel{H6098} perished{H6}{(H8804)} from the prudent{H995}{(H8801)}? is their wisdom{H2451} vanished{H5628}{(H8738)}? 8 Flee{H5127}{(H8798)} ye, turn back{H6437}{(H8717)}, dwell{H3427}{(H8800)} deep{H6009}{(H8689)}, O inhabitants{H3427}{(H8802)} of Dedan{H1719}; for I will bring{H935}{(H8689)} the calamity{H343} of Esau{H6215} upon him, the time{H6256} that I will visit{H6485}{(H8804)} him. 9 If grapegatherers{H1219}{(H8802)} come{H935}{(H8804)} to thee, would they not leave{H7604}{(H8686)} some gleaning grapes{H5955}? if thieves{H1590} by night{H3915}, they will destroy{H7843}{(H8689)} till they have enough{H1767}. 10 But I have made Esau{H6215} bare{H2834}{(H8804)}, I have uncovered{H1540}{(H8765)} his secret places{H4565}, and he shall not be able{H3201}{(H8799)} to hide{H2247}{(H8736)} himself: his seed{H2233} is spoiled{H7703}{(H8795)}, and his brethren{H251}, and his neighbours{H7934}, and he is not. 11 Leave{H5800}{(H8798)} thy fatherless children{H3490}, I will preserve them alive{H2421}{(H8762)}; and let thy widows{H490} trust{H982}{(H8799)} in me. 12 For thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068}; Behold, they whose judgment{H4941} was not to drink{H8354}{(H8800)} of the cup{H3563} have assuredly{H8354}{(H8800)} drunken{H8354}{(H8799)}; and art thou he that shall altogether{H5352}{(H8800)} go unpunished{H5352}{(H8735)}? thou shalt not go unpunished{H5352}{(H8735)}, but thou shalt surely{H8354}{(H8800)} drink{H8354}{(H8799)} of it. 13 For I have sworn{H7650}{(H8738)} by myself, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the LORD{H3068}, that Bozrah{H1224} shall become a desolation{H8047}, a reproach{H2781}, a waste{H2721}, and a curse{H7045}; and all the cities{H5892} thereof shall be perpetual{H5769} wastes{H2723}. 14 I have heard{H8085}{(H8804)} a rumour{H8052} from the LORD{H3068}, and an ambassador{H6735} is sent{H7971}{(H8803)} unto the heathen{H1471}, saying, Gather ye together{H6908}{(H8690)}, and come{H935}{(H8798)} against her, and rise up{H6965}{(H8798)} to the battle{H4421}. 15 For, lo, I will make{H5414}{(H8804)} thee small{H6996} among the heathen{H1471}, and despised{H959}{(H8803)} among men{H120}. 16 Thy terribleness{H8606} hath deceived{H5377}{(H8689)} thee, and the pride{H2087} of thine heart{H3820}, O thou that dwellest{H7931}{(H8802)} in the clefts{H2288} of the rock{H5553}, that holdest{H8610}{(H8802)} the height{H4791} of the hill{H1389}: though thou shouldest make thy nest{H7064} as high{H1361}{(H8686)} as the eagle{H5404}, I will bring thee down{H3381}{(H8686)} from thence, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the LORD{H3068}. 17 Also Edom{H123} shall be a desolation{H8047}: every one that goeth{H5674}{(H8802)} by it shall be astonished{H8074}{(H8799)}, and shall hiss{H8319}{(H8799)} at all the plagues{H4347} thereof. 18 As in the overthrow{H4114} of Sodom{H5467} and Gomorrah{H6017} and the neighbour{H7934} cities thereof, saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068}, no man{H376} shall abide{H3427}{(H8799)} there, neither shall a son{H1121} of man{H120} dwell{H1481}{(H8799)} in it. 19 Behold, he shall come up{H5927}{(H8799)} like a lion{H738} from the swelling{H1347} of Jordan{H3383} against the habitation{H5116} of the strong{H386}: but I will suddenly{H7280}{(H8686)} make him run away{H7323}{(H8686)} from her: and who is a chosen{H977}{(H8803)} man, that I may appoint{H6485}{(H8799)} over her? for who is like me? and who will appoint me the time{H3259}{(H8686)}? and who is that shepherd{H7462}{(H8802)} that will stand{H5975}{(H8799)} before{H6440} me? 20 Therefore hear{H8085}{(H8798)} the counsel{H6098} of the LORD{H3068}, that he hath taken{H3289}{(H8804)} against Edom{H123}; and his purposes{H4284}, that he hath purposed{H2803}{(H8804)} against the inhabitants{H3427}{(H8802)} of Teman{H8487}: Surely the least{H6810} of the flock{H6629} shall draw them out{H5498}{(H8799)}: surely he shall make their habitations{H5116} desolate{H8074}{(H8686)} with them. 21 The earth{H776} is moved{H7493}{(H8804)} at the noise{H6963} of their fall{H5307}{(H8800)}, at the cry{H6818} the noise{H6963} thereof was heard{H8085}{(H8738)} in the Red{H5488} sea{H3220}. 22 Behold, he shall come up{H5927}{(H8799)} and fly{H1675}{(H8799)} as the eagle{H5404}, and spread{H6566}{(H8799)} his wings{H3671} over Bozrah{H1224}: and at that day{H3117} shall the heart{H3820} of the mighty men{H1368} of Edom{H123} be as the heart{H3820} of a woman{H802} in her pangs{H6887}{(H8688)}.
  • Ezek 25:12-14 : 12 Thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the Lord{H136} GOD{H3069}; Because that Edom{H123} hath dealt{H6213}{(H8800)} against the house{H1004} of Judah{H3063} by taking{H5358}{(H8800)} vengeance{H5359}, and hath greatly{H816}{(H8800)} offended{H816}{(H8799)}, and revenged{H5358}{(H8738)} himself upon them; 13 Therefore thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the Lord{H136} GOD{H3069}; I will also stretch out{H5186}{(H8804)} mine hand{H3027} upon Edom{H123}, and will cut off{H3772}{(H8689)} man{H120} and beast{H929} from it; and I will make{H5414}{(H8804)} it desolate{H2723} from Teman{H8487}; and they of Dedan{H1719} shall fall{H5307}{(H8799)} by the sword{H2719}. 14 And I will lay{H5414}{(H8804)} my vengeance{H5360} upon Edom{H123} by the hand{H3027} of my people{H5971} Israel{H3478}: and they shall do{H6213}{(H8804)} in Edom{H123} according to mine anger{H639} and according to my fury{H2534}; and they shall know{H3045}{(H8804)} my vengeance{H5360}, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the Lord{H136} GOD{H3069}.
  • Ezek 35:1-9 : 1 Moreover the word{H1697} of the LORD{H3068} came unto me, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, 2 Son{H1121} of man{H120}, set{H7760}{(H8798)} thy face{H6440} against mount{H2022} Seir{H8165}, and prophesy{H5012}{(H8734)} against it, 3 And say{H559}{(H8804)} unto it, Thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the Lord{H136} GOD{H3069}; Behold, O mount{H2022} Seir{H8165}, I am against thee, and I will stretch out{H5186}{(H8804)} mine hand{H3027} against thee, and I will make{H5414}{(H8804)} thee most{H4923} desolate{H8077}. 4 I will lay{H7760}{(H8799)} thy cities{H5892} waste{H2723}, and thou shalt be desolate{H8077}, and thou shalt know{H3045}{(H8804)} that I am the LORD{H3068}. 5 Because thou hast had a perpetual{H5769} hatred{H342}, and hast shed{H5064}{(H8686)} the blood of the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} by the force{H3027} of the sword{H2719} in the time{H6256} of their calamity{H343}, in the time{H6256} that their iniquity{H5771} had an end{H7093}: 6 Therefore, as I live{H2416}, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the Lord{H136} GOD{H3069}, I will prepare{H6213}{(H8799)} thee unto blood{H1818}, and blood{H1818} shall pursue{H7291}{(H8799)} thee: sith{H518} thou hast not hated{H8130}{(H8804)} blood{H1818}, even blood{H1818} shall pursue{H7291}{(H8799)} thee. 7 Thus will I make{H5414}{(H8804)} mount{H2022} Seir{H8165} most{H8077} desolate{H8077}, and cut off{H3772}{(H8689)} from it him that passeth out{H5674}{(H8802)} and him that returneth{H7725}{(H8802)}. 8 And I will fill{H4390}{(H8765)} his mountains{H2022} with his slain{H2491} men: in thy hills{H1389}, and in thy valleys{H1516}, and in all thy rivers{H650}, shall they fall{H5307}{(H8799)} that are slain{H2491} with the sword{H2719}. 9 I will make{H5414}{(H8799)} thee perpetual{H5769} desolations{H8077}, and thy cities{H5892} shall not return{H7725}{(H8799)}{(H8675)}{H3427}{(H8799)}: and ye shall know{H3045}{(H8804)} that I am the LORD{H3068}. 10 Because thou hast said{H559}{(H8800)}, These two{H8147} nations{H1471} and these two{H8147} countries{H776} shall be mine, and we will possess{H3423}{(H8804)} it; whereas the LORD{H3068} was there: 11 Therefore, as I live{H2416}, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the Lord{H136} GOD{H3069}, I will even do{H6213}{(H8804)} according to thine anger{H639}, and according to thine envy{H7068} which thou hast used{H6213}{(H8804)} out of thy hatred{H8135} against them; and I will make myself known{H3045}{(H8738)} among them, when I have judged{H8199}{(H8799)} thee. 12 And thou shalt know{H3045}{(H8804)} that I am the LORD{H3068}, and that I have heard{H8085}{(H8804)} all thy blasphemies{H5007} which thou hast spoken{H559}{(H8804)} against the mountains{H2022} of Israel{H3478}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, They are laid desolate{H8074}{(H8804)}{(H8675)}{H8077}, they are given{H5414}{(H8738)} us to consume{H402}. 13 Thus with your mouth{H6310} ye have boasted{H1431}{(H8686)} against me, and have multiplied{H6280}{(H8689)} your words{H1697} against me: I have heard{H8085}{(H8804)} them. 14 Thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the Lord{H136} GOD{H3069}; When the whole earth{H776} rejoiceth{H8055}{(H8800)}, I will make{H6213}{(H8799)} thee desolate{H8077}. 15 As thou didst rejoice{H8057} at the inheritance{H5159} of the house{H1004} of Israel{H3478}, because it was desolate{H8074}{(H8804)}, so will I do{H6213}{(H8799)} unto thee: thou shalt be desolate{H8077}, O mount{H2022} Seir{H8165}, and all Idumea{H123}, even all of it: and they shall know{H3045}{(H8804)} that I am the LORD{H3068}.
  • Amos 1:11-12 : 11 Thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068}; For three{H7969} transgressions{H6588} of Edom{H123}, and for four{H702}, I will not turn away{H7725}{(H8686)} the punishment thereof; because he did pursue{H7291}{(H8800)} his brother{H251} with the sword{H2719}, and did cast off{H7843}{(H8765)} all pity{H7356}, and his anger{H639} did tear{H2963}{(H8799)} perpetually{H5703}, and he kept{H8104}{(H8804)} his wrath{H5678} for ever{H5331}: 12 But I will send{H7971}{(H8765)} a fire{H784} upon Teman{H8487}, which shall devour{H398}{(H8804)} the palaces{H759} of Bozrah{H1224}.
  • Obad 1:1-9 : 1 The vision{H2377} of Obadiah{H5662}. Thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the Lord{H136} GOD{H3069} concerning Edom{H123}; We have heard{H8085}{(H8804)} a rumour{H8052} from the LORD{H3068}, and an ambassador{H6735} is sent{H7971}{(H8795)} among the heathen{H1471}, Arise{H6965}{(H8798)} ye, and let us rise up{H6965}{(H8799)} against her in battle{H4421}. 2 Behold, I have made{H5414}{(H8804)} thee small{H6996} among the heathen{H1471}: thou art greatly{H3966} despised{H959}{(H8803)}. 3 The pride{H2087} of thine heart{H3820} hath deceived{H5377}{(H8689)} thee, thou that dwellest{H7931}{(H8802)} in the clefts{H2288} of the rock{H5553}, whose habitation{H3427}{(H8800)} is high{H4791}; that saith{H559}{(H8802)} in his heart{H3820}, Who shall bring me down{H3381}{(H8686)} to the ground{H776}? 4 Though thou exalt{H1361}{(H8686)} thyself as the eagle{H5404}, and though thou set{H7760}{(H8800)} thy nest{H7064} among the stars{H3556}, thence will I bring thee down{H3381}{(H8686)}, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the LORD{H3068}. 5 If thieves{H1590} came{H935}{(H8804)} to thee, if robbers{H7703}{(H8802)} by night{H3915},(how{H349} art thou cut off{H1820}{(H8738)}!) would they not have stolen{H1589}{(H8799)} till they had enough{H1767}? if the grapegatherers{H1219}{(H8802)} came{H935}{(H8804)} to thee, would they not leave{H7604}{(H8686)} some grapes{H5955}? 6 How are the things of Esau{H6215} searched out{H2664}{(H8738)}! how are his hidden{H4710} things sought up{H1158}{(H8738)}! 7 All the men{H582} of thy confederacy{H1285} have brought{H7971}{(H8765)} thee even to the border{H1366}: the men{H582} that were at peace{H7965} with thee have deceived{H5377}{(H8689)} thee, and prevailed{H3201}{(H8804)} against thee; they that eat thy bread{H3899} have laid{H7760}{(H8799)} a wound{H4204} under thee: there is none understanding{H8394} in him. 8 Shall I not in that day{H3117}, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the LORD{H3068}, even destroy{H6}{(H8689)} the wise{H2450} men out of Edom{H123}, and understanding{H8394} out of the mount{H2022} of Esau{H6215}? 9 And thy mighty{H1368} men, O Teman{H8487}, shall be dismayed{H2865}{(H8804)}, to the end that every one{H376} of the mount{H2022} of Esau{H6215} may be cut off{H3772}{(H8735)} by slaughter{H6993}. 10 For thy violence{H2555} against thy brother{H251} Jacob{H3290} shame{H955} shall cover{H3680}{(H8762)} thee, and thou shalt be cut off{H3772}{(H8738)} for ever{H5769}. 11 In the day{H3117} that thou stoodest{H5975}{(H8800)} on the other side, in the day{H3117} that the strangers{H2114}{(H8801)} carried away captive{H7617}{(H8800)} his forces{H2428}, and foreigners{H5237} entered{H935}{(H8804)} into his gates{H8179}, and cast{H3032}{(H8804)} lots{H1486} upon Jerusalem{H3389}, even thou wast as one{H259} of them. 12 But thou shouldest not have looked{H7200}{(H8799)} on the day{H3117} of thy brother{H251} in the day{H3117} that he became a stranger{H5235}; neither shouldest thou have rejoiced{H8055}{(H8799)} over the children{H1121} of Judah{H3063} in the day{H3117} of their destruction{H6}{(H8800)}; neither shouldest thou have spoken{H6310} proudly{H1431}{(H8686)} in the day{H3117} of distress{H6869}. 13 Thou shouldest not have entered{H935}{(H8799)} into the gate{H8179} of my people{H5971} in the day{H3117} of their calamity{H343}; yea, thou shouldest not have looked{H7200}{(H8799)} on their affliction{H7451} in the day{H3117} of their calamity{H343}, nor have laid{H7971}{(H8799)} hands on their substance{H2428} in the day{H3117} of their calamity{H343}; 14 Neither shouldest thou have stood{H5975}{(H8799)} in the crossway{H6563}, to cut off{H3772}{(H8687)} those of his that did escape{H6412}; neither shouldest thou have delivered up{H5462}{(H8686)} those of his that did remain{H8300} in the day{H3117} of distress{H6869}. 15 For the day{H3117} of the LORD{H3068} is near{H7138} upon all the heathen{H1471}: as thou hast done{H6213}{(H8804)}, it shall be done{H6213}{(H8735)} unto thee: thy reward{H1576} shall return{H7725}{(H8799)} upon thine own head{H7218}. 16 For as ye have drunk{H8354}{(H8804)} upon my holy{H6944} mountain{H2022}, so shall all the heathen{H1471} drink{H8354}{(H8799)} continually{H8548}, yea, they shall drink{H8354}{(H8804)}, and they shall swallow down{H3886}{(H8804)}, and they shall be as though they had not{H3808} been.