4. This is what the Lord says: “Even though you fly high like the eagle and put your nest among the stars, I will bring you down from there.
5. You really will be ruined! Thieves will come to you. Robbers will come in the night, and they will take all they want. When workers gather grapes in your vineyards, they will leave a few grapes behind.
6. But the enemy will search hard for Esau’s hidden treasures, and they will find them all.
7. All those who are your friends will force you out of the land. Those who were at peace with you will trick you, and they will defeat you. The soldiers who fought by your side are planning a trap for you. They say, ‘He doesn’t expect a thing!’”
8. The Lord says, “On that day I will destroy the wise people from Edom. I will destroy the intelligent people from the mountain of Esau.
9. Teman, your brave soldiers will be afraid. Everyone will be destroyed from the mountain of Esau. Many people will be killed.
10. You will be covered with shame because you were very cruel to your brother Jacob. So you will be destroyed completely.
11. You joined the enemies of Israel. Strangers carried Israel’s treasures away. Foreigners entered Israel’s city gate. They threw lots to decide what part of Jerusalem they would get. And you were right there with them, waiting to get your share.
12. You should not have laughed at your brother’s trouble. You should not have been happy when they destroyed Judah. You should not have bragged at the time of their trouble.
13. You should not have entered the city gate of my people and laughed at their problems. You should not have taken their treasures in the time of their trouble.
14. You should not have stood where the roads cross and destroyed those who were trying to escape. You should not have captured those who escaped alive.
15. The Day of the Lord is coming soon to all the nations. And the evil you did to others will happen to you. The same bad things will fall down on your own head.