6. And afterward I will bring again the captivity of the children of Ammon,
7. Concerning Edom, thus says the LORD of hosts;
8. Flee you, turn back, dwell in the depths, O inhabitants of Dedan; for I will bring the calamity of Esau upon him, the time that I will punish him.
9. If grape gatherers came to you, would they not leave some gleaning grapes? if thieves by night, they will destroy till they have enough.
10. But I have made Esau bare, I have uncovered his secret places, and he shall not be able to hide himself: his descendants are plundered, and his brethren, and his neighbors, and he is not.
11. Leave your fatherless children, I will preserve them alive; and let your widows trust in me.
12. For thus says the LORD;
13. For I have sworn by myself,
14. I have heard a rumor from the LORD, and an ambassador is sent unto the nations, saying,
15. For, lo, I will make you small among the nations, and despised among men.
16. Your fierceness has deceived you, and the pride of your heart, O you that dwell in the clefts of the rock, that hold the height of the hill: though you should make your nest as high as the eagle, I will bring you down from there,