And say unto it, thus saith the Lord God
The prophet was not upon the spot, and could not direct his speech immediately to the Edomites; but he might send this prophecy to their ambassadors at Babylon; or in a letter to them in their own land, in the name of the Lord: behold, O Mount Seir, I am against thee:
not the face of the prophet only, but the face of God himself was against them; and a terrible thing it is for any to have God to be against them, whether a nation, or a particular person. The Targum is,
``behold, I send my fury upon thee:''and I will stretch out mine hand against thee;
``and I will lift up the stroke of my power upon thee;''that is, lift up his hand and strike powerfully; the consequence of which must be as follows: and I will make thee most desolate;