7. This message is about Edom. This is what the Lord All-Powerful says: “Is there no more wisdom in Teman? Are the wise men of Edom not able to give good advice? Have they lost their wisdom?
8. You people living in Dedan, run away and hide, because I will punish Esau for the bad things he did.
9. “Workers pick grapes from grapevines, but they leave a few grapes on the plants. If thieves come at night, they don’t take everything.
10. But I will take everything from Esau. I will find all his hiding places. He will not be able to hide from me. His children, relatives, and neighbors will all die.
11. No one will be left to care for his children. His wives will have no one to depend on.”
12. This is what the Lord says: “Some people don’t deserve to be punished, but they suffer. But, Edom, you deserve to be punished, so you will really be punished. You will not escape the punishment you deserve. You will be punished.”
13. The Lord says, “By my own power, I make this promise: I promise that the city of Bozrah will be destroyed. It will become a ruined pile of rocks. People will use it as an example when they ask for bad things to happen to other cities. People will insult that city, and all the towns around Bozrah will become ruins forever.”