20. Therefore, hear what the Lord has planned against Edom,what he has purposed against those who live in Teman:the young of the flock will be dragged away;their pasture will be appalled at their fate.
21. At the sound of their fall the earth will tremble;their cry will resound to the Red Sea.
22. Look! An eagle will soar and swoop down,spreading its wings over Bozrah.In that day the hearts of Edom’s warriorswill be like the heart of a woman in labour.
23. Concerning Damascus:‘Hamath and Arpad are dismayed,for they have heard bad news.They are disheartened,troubled like the restless sea.
24. Damascus has become feeble,she has turned to fleeand panic has gripped her;anguish and pain have seized her,pain like that of a woman in labour.
25. Why has the city of renown not been abandoned,the town in which I delight?
26. Surely, her young men will fall in the streets;all her soldiers will be silenced in that day,’declares the Lord Almighty.
27. ‘I will set fire to the walls of Damascus;it will consume the fortresses of Ben-Hadad.’
28. Concerning Kedar and the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon attacked:This is what the Lord says:‘Arise, and attack Kedarand destroy the people of the East.