1 M oreover the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

2 S on of man, set thy face against mount Seir, and prophesy against it,

“Son of man, set your face against Mount Seir and prophesy against it,

3 a nd say unto it, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I am against thee, O mount Seir, and I will stretch out my hand against thee, and I will make thee a desolation and an astonishment.

and say to it, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Behold, O Mount Seir, I am against you; I will stretch out My hand against you, And make you most desolate;

4 I will lay thy cities waste, and thou shalt be desolate; and thou shalt know that I am Jehovah.

I shall lay your cities waste, And you shall be desolate. Then you shall know that I am the Lord.

5 B ecause thou hast had a perpetual enmity, and hast given over the children of Israel to the power of the sword in the time of their calamity, in the time of the iniquity of the end;

“Because you have had an ancient hatred, and have shed the blood of the children of Israel by the power of the sword at the time of their calamity, when their iniquity came to an end,

6 t herefore, as I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, I will prepare thee unto blood, and blood shall pursue thee: since thou hast not hated blood, therefore blood shall pursue thee.

therefore, as I live,” says the Lord God, “I will prepare you for blood, and blood shall pursue you; since you have not hated blood, therefore blood shall pursue you.

7 T hus will I make mount Seir an astonishment and a desolation; and I will cut off from it him that passeth through and him that returneth.

Thus I will make Mount Seir most desolate, and cut off from it the one who leaves and the one who returns.

8 A nd I will fill its mountains with its slain: in thy hills and in thy valleys and in all thy watercourses shall they fall that are slain with the sword.

And I will fill its mountains with the slain; on your hills and in your valleys and in all your ravines those who are slain by the sword shall fall.

9 I will make thee a perpetual desolation, and thy cities shall not be inhabited; and ye shall know that I am Jehovah.

I will make you perpetually desolate, and your cities shall be uninhabited; then you shall know that I am the Lord.

10 B ecause thou hast said, These two nations and these two countries shall be mine, and we will possess it; whereas Jehovah was there:

“Because you have said, ‘These two nations and these two countries shall be mine, and we will possess them,’ although the Lord was there,

11 t herefore, as I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, I will do according to thine anger, and according to thine envy which thou hast showed out of thy hatred against them; and I will make myself known among them, when I shall judge thee.

therefore, as I live,” says the Lord God, “I will do according to your anger and according to the envy which you showed in your hatred against them; and I will make Myself known among them when I judge you.

12 A nd thou shalt know that I, Jehovah, have heard all thy revilings which thou hast spoken against the mountains of Israel, saying, They are laid desolate, they are given us to devour.

Then you shall know that I am the Lord. I have heard all your blasphemies which you have spoken against the mountains of Israel, saying, ‘They are desolate; they are given to us to consume.’

13 A nd ye have magnified yourselves against me with your mouth, and have multiplied your words against me: I have heard it.

Thus with your mouth you have boasted against Me and multiplied your words against Me; I have heard them. ”

14 T hus saith the Lord Jehovah: When the whole earth rejoiceth, I will make thee desolate.

‘Thus says the Lord God: “The whole earth will rejoice when I make you desolate.

15 A s thou didst rejoice over the inheritance of the house of Israel, because it was desolate, so will I do unto thee: thou shalt be desolate, O mount Seir, and all Edom, even all of it; and they shall know that I am Jehovah.

As you rejoiced because the inheritance of the house of Israel was desolate, so I will do to you; you shall be desolate, O Mount Seir, as well as all of Edom—all of it! Then they shall know that I am the Lord.”’