7
Concerning
Edom.
Thus says the
LORD of
hosts, "Is
there no longer any wisdom in
Teman? Has good
counsel been lost to the
prudent? Has their
wisdom decayed?
dw{[ !yea;h tw{a'b.c h'wh.y r;m'a h{K ~w{d/a,l ? h'x.r.sin ~yin'Bim h'ce[ h'd.b'a !'myet.B h'm.k'x ? ~'t'm.k'x
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"Flee away,
turn back,
dwell in the
depths, O
inhabitants of
Dedan, For I will
bring the
disaster of
Esau upon him At the
time I
punish him.
yiK !'d.D yeb.v{y t,b,v'l .Wqyim.[,h .Wn.p'h .WsUn ? wyiT.d;q.P te[ wy'l'[ yitaebeh w'fe[ dyea
9
"If grape
gatherers came to you, Would they not
leave gleanings?
If thieves came by
night, They would
destroy only until they had
enough.
tw{lelw{[ .Wria.v;y a{l .$'l .Wa'B ~yir.c{B -mia ? ~'Y;d .Wtyix.vih h'l.y;L;B ~yib'N;G -mia
10
"But I have
stripped Esau bare, I have
uncovered his
hiding places So that he will not be
able to
conceal himself; His
offspring has been
destroyed along with his
relatives And his
neighbors, and he is
no more.
wy'r'T.sim -t,a yityeLiG w'fe[ -t,a yiT.p;f'x yin]a -yiK ? wy'nek.v.W wy'x,a.w w{[.r;z d;DUv l'k.Wy a{l h'B.x,n.w ? .WN,nyea.w
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"Leave your
orphans behind, I will
keep them
alive; And let your
widows trust in Me."
y;l'[ '$y,t{n.m.l;a.w h,Y;x]a yin]a '$y,m{t.y h'b.z'[ ? .Wx'j.biT
12
For
thus says the
LORD,
"Behold, those
who were not
sentenced to
drink the
cup will
certainly drink it, and are you the
one who will be
completely acquitted? You will not be
acquitted, but you will
certainly drink it.
~'j'P.vim !yea -r,v]a heNih h'wh.y r;m'a h{k -yiK ? h{q'n a.Wh h'T;a.w .WT.vIy w{t'v sw{K;h tw{T.vil ? h,T.viT h{t'v yiK h,q'Nit a{l h,q'NiT
13
"For I have
sworn by Myself,"
declares the
LORD, "that
Bozrah will
become an
object of
horror, a
reproach, a
ruin and a
curse; and
all its
cities will
become perpetual ruins."
h'M;v.l -yiK h'wh.y -mUa.n yiT.[;B.vin yib yiK ? 'hy,r'[ -l'k.w h'r.c'b h,y.hiT h'l'l.qil.w b,r{x.l h'P.r,x.l ? ~'lw{[ tw{b.r'x.l h'ny,y.hit
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I have
heard a
message from the
LORD, And an
envoy is
sent among the
nations, saying,
"Gather yourselves together and
come against her, And
rise up for
battle!"
~Iyw{G;B ryic.w h'wh.y teaem yiT.[;m'v h'[.Wm.v ? h'm'x.liM;l .Wm.Wq.w 'hy,l'[ .Wa{b.W .Wc.B;q.tih ;x.Wl'v
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"For
behold, I have
made you
small among the
nations,
Despised among
men.
~'d'a'B y.Wz'B ~Iyw{G;B '$yiT;t.n !{j'q heNih -yiK
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"As for the
terror of you, The
arrogance of your
heart has
deceived you, O you who
live in the
clefts of the
rock, Who
occupy the
height of the
hill.
Though you
make your
nest as
high as an
eagle's, I will
bring you
down from
there,"
declares the
LORD.
yew.g;x.B yin.k{v '$,Bil !w{d.z .$'t{a ayiVih '$.T.c;l.piT ? r,v,N;K ;hyiB.g;t -yiK h'[.biG ~w{r.m yif.p{T [;l,S;h ? h'wh.y -mUa.n '$.dyirw{a ~'Vim '$,Niq
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"Edom will
become an
object of
horror;
everyone who
passes by it will be
horrified and will
hiss at
all its
wounds.
~{VIy 'hy,l'[ reb{[ l{K h'M;v.l ~w{d/a h't.y'h.w ? 'h,tw{K;m -l'K -l;[ q{r.vIy.w
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"Like the
overthrow of
Sodom and
Gomorrah with its
neighbors,"
says the
LORD,
"no one will
live there,
nor will a
son of
man reside in it.
r;m'a 'hy,nek.v.W h'r{m][;w ~{d.s t;keP.h;m.K ? ~'d'a -n,B H'B r.Wg'y -a{l.w vyia ~'v bevey -a{l h'wh.y
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"Behold, one will
come up like a
lion from the
thickets of the
Jordan against a
perennially watered
pasture; for in an
instant I will make him
run away from it, and
whoever is
chosen I shall
appoint over it. For
who is
like Me, and
who will
summon Me into court? And
who then is the
shepherd who can
stand against Me?"
hew.n -l,a !eD.r;Y;h !w{a.Gim h,l][;y hey.r;a.K heNih ? yim.W 'hy,l'[em .WN,cyir]a h'[yiG.r;a -yiK !'tyea ? yim.W yinw{m'k yim yiK d{q.p,a 'hy,lea r.Wx'b ? y'n'p.l d{m][;y r,v]a h,[{r h,z -yim.W yiN,dyi[{y
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Therefore hear the
plan of the
LORD which He has
planned against Edom, and His
purposes which He has
purposed against the
inhabitants of
Teman:
surely * they will
drag them
off, even the
little ones of the
flock;
surely * He will
make their
pasture desolate because of them.
~w{d/a -l,a #;['y r,v]a h'wh.y -t;c][ .W[.miv !ek'l ? !'myet yeb.v{y -l,a b;v'x r,v]a wy'tw{b.v.x;m.W ? a{l -mia !a{C;h yeryi[.c ~.Wb'x.sIy a{l -mia ? ~,hew.n ~,hyel][ ~yiV;y
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The
earth has
quaked at the
noise of their
downfall. There is an
outcry! The
noise of it has been
heard at the
Red * Sea.
@.Ws -m;y.B h'q'[.c #,r'a'h h'v]['r ~'l.pin lw{Qim ? H'lw{q [;m.vin
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Behold, He will
mount up and
swoop like an
eagle and
spread out His
wings against Bozrah; and the
hearts of the
mighty men of
Edom in that
day will be like the
heart of a
woman in
labor.
wy'p'n.K f{r.pIy.w h,a.dIy.w h,l][;y r,v,N;k heNih ? ~w{Y;B ~w{d/a yerw{BiG bel h'y'h.w h'r.c'B -l;[ ? h'rec.m h'Via bel.K a.Wh;h