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"But I have strippedEsaubare, I have uncovered his hidingplaces 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 nomore.
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For thussays the LORD, "Behold, those who were not sentenced to drink the cup will certainlydrink it, and are you the one who will be completelyacquitted? You will not be acquitted, but you will certainlydrink it.
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"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 becomeperpetualruins."
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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 comeagainst her, And rise up for battle!"
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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.
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"Behold, one will come up like a lion from the thickets of the Jordanagainst a perennially watered pasture; for in an instant I will make him run away from it, and whoever is chosen I shall appointover it. For who is like Me, and who will summon Me into court? And whothen is the shepherdwho can standagainst Me?"
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Thereforehear the plan of the LORDwhich He has plannedagainstEdom, and His purposeswhich He has purposedagainst the inhabitants of Teman: surely* they will drag them off, even the littleones of the flock; surely* He will make their pasturedesolatebecause of them.
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Behold, He will mount up and swoop like an eagle and spread out His wingsagainstBozrah; and the hearts of the mightymen of Edom in that day will be like the heart of a woman in labor.