1 M oreover Yahweh’s word came to me, saying,

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

2 S on of man, set your face against Mount Seir, and prophesy against it,

Son of man, set your face against the mountain Seir and prophesy against it,

3 a nd tell it, Thus says the Lord Yahweh: Behold, I am against you, Mount Seir, and I will stretch out my hand against you, and I will make you a desolation and an astonishment.

And say to it, Thus says the Lord God: Behold, O Mount Seir, I am against you, and I will stretch out My hand against you and I will make you a desolation and an astonishment.

4 I will lay your cities waste, and you shall be desolate; and you shall know that I am Yahweh.

I will lay your cities waste and you shall be desolate, and you shall know, understand, and realize that I am the Lord.

5 B ecause you have had a perpetual hostility, and have 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 a perpetual enmity and you gave over the sons of Israel to the power of the sword at the time of their calamity, when they were suffering their final punishment,

6 t herefore, as I live, says the Lord Yahweh, I will prepare you for blood, and blood shall pursue you: since you have not hated blood, therefore blood shall pursue you.

Therefore, as I live, says the Lord God, I will expose you to slaughter and slaughter shall pursue you; since you could not bear to live without bloodshed, therefore bloodshed shall pursue you.

7 T hus will I make Mount Seir an astonishment and a desolation; and I will cut off from it him who passes through and him who returns.

Thus will I make Mount Seir an astonishment and a desolation, and I will cut off from it him who passes through it and him who returns.

8 I will fill its mountains with its slain: in your hills and in your valleys and in all your watercourses shall they fall who are slain with the sword.

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

9 I will make you a perpetual desolation, and your cities shall not be inhabited; and you shall know that I am Yahweh.

I will make you a perpetual desolation and your cities shall not be inhabited. Then you will know, understand, and realize that I am the Lord.

10 B ecause you have said, These two nations and these two countries shall be mine, and we will possess it; whereas Yahweh was there:

Because you said, These two nations and these two countries shall be mine and we will take possession of them—although the Lord was there,

11 t herefore, as I live, says the Lord Yahweh, I will do according to your anger, and according to your envy which you have shown out of your hatred against them; and I will make myself known among them, when I shall judge you.

Therefore, as I live, says the Lord God, I will deal with you according to the anger and envy you showed because of your enmity for them, and I will make Myself known among them when I judge and punish you.

12 Y ou shall know that I, Yahweh, have heard all your insults which you have spoken against the mountains of Israel, saying, They are laid desolate, they have been given us to devour.

And you shall know, understand, and realize that I am the Lord, and that I have heard all your revilings and scornful speeches that you have uttered against the mountains of Israel, saying, They are laid waste and desolate; they are given to us to devour.

13 Y ou have magnified yourselves against me with your mouth, and have multiplied your words against me: I have heard it.

Thus you have boasted and magnified yourselves against Me with your mouth, multiplying your words against Me; I have heard it.

14 T hus says the Lord Yahweh: When the whole earth rejoices, I will make you desolate.

Thus says the Lord God: While the whole earth rejoices, I will make you a waste and desolation.

15 A s you rejoiced over the inheritance of the house of Israel, because it was desolate, so will I do to you: you shall be desolate, Mount Seir, and all Edom, even all of it; and they shall know that I am Yahweh.

As you rejoiced over the inheritance of the house of Israel because it was desolate, so will I deal with you; you shall be a waste and desolation, O Mount Seir and all Edom, all of it. Then they shall know, understand, and realize that I am the Lord.