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!
13. For I have sworn by my own name,” says the lord, “that Bozrah will become an object of horror and a heap of ruins; it will be mocked and cursed. All its towns and villages will be desolate forever.”
14. I have heard a message from the lordthat an ambassador was sent to the nations to say,“Form a coalition against Edom,and prepare for battle!”
15. The lord says to Edom,“I will cut you down to size among the nations.You will be despised by all.