35:1 The LORD said: |
35:2 Ezekiel, son of man, condemn the people of Edom |
35:3 and say to them: I, the LORD God, am now your enemy! And I will turn your nation into an empty wasteland, |
35:4 leaving your towns in ruins. Your land will be a desert, and then you will know that I am the LORD. |
35:5 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. |
35:6 And so, as surely as I am the living LORD God, you are guilty of murder and must be put to death. |
35:7 I will destroy your nation and kill anyone who travels through it. |
35:8 Dead bodies will cover your mountains and fill up your valleys, |
35:9 and your land will lie in ruins forever. No one will live in your towns ever again. You will know that I am the LORD. |
35:10 You thought the nations of Judah and Israel belonged to you, and that you could take over their territory. But I am their God, |
35:11 and as surely as I live, I will punish you for treating my people with anger and hatred. Then they will know that I, the LORD, am punishing you! |
35:12 And you will finally realize that I heard you laugh at their destruction and say their land was yours to take. |
35:13 You even insulted me, but I heard it all. |
35:14 Everyone on earth will celebrate when I destroy you, |
35:15 just as you celebrated when Israel was destroyed. Your nation of Edom will be nothing but a wasteland. Then everyone will know that I am the LORD. |