6. But you, Edom, will really lose everything!People will find even your hidden treasures!
7. All the people who are your friendswill force you out of the land.The people who are at peace with youwill trick you and defeat you.They eat your bread with you now.But they are planning a trap for you.And you will not notice it.”
8. The Lord says, “On that dayI will surely destroy the wise men from Edom.I will destroy these men of understanding from the mountains of Edom.
9. Then, city of Teman, your mighty men will be afraid.And everyone from the mountains of Edom will be killed.
10. You did violence against your relatives, the people of Israel.So you will be covered with shame.You will be destroyed forever.
11. You stood aside without helpingwhile strangers carried Israel’s treasures away.Foreigners entered Israel’s city gate.They threw lots to decide what part of Jerusalem they would take.At that time you were like one of those foreigners.
12. “Do not laugh at your brothers’ trouble.Do not be happy when people destroy Judah.Do not brag about the cruel things done to them.
13. Do not enter the city gate of my peoplein their time of trouble.Do not laugh at their problemsin their time of trouble.Do not take their treasuresin their time of trouble.
14. Do not stand at the crossroadsto destroy those who are trying to escape.Do not capture those who escape alivein a time of trouble.
15. “The Lord’s day of judging is coming soonto all the nations.You did evil things to other people.Those same things will happen to you.They will come back upon your own head.
16. Because you joined the nations in robbing my Temple,you drank my anger.So all the nations will drink my anger.They will be punished so much that they will disappear.