5. But look! I will bring terror upon you,”says the Lord, the lord of Heaven’s Armies.“Your neighbors will chase you from your land,and no one will help your exiles as they flee.
6. But I will restore the fortunes of the Ammonitesin days to come.I, the lord, have spoken.”
7. This message was given concerning Edom. This is what the lord of Heaven’s Armies says:“Is there no wisdom in Teman?Is no one left to give wise counsel?
8. Turn and flee!Hide in deep caves, you people of Dedan!For when I bring disaster on Edom,I will punish you, too!
9. Those who harvest grapesalways leave a few for the poor.If thieves came at night,they would not take everything.
10. But I will strip bare the land of Edom,and there will be no place left to hide.Its children, its brothers, and its neighborswill all be destroyed,and Edom itself will be no more.
11. But I will protect the orphans who remain among you.Your widows, too, can depend on me for help.”
12. And this is what the lord says: “If the innocent must suffer, how much more must you! You will not go unpunished! You must drink this cup of judgment!