11 therefore as surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, I will treat you in accordance with the anger(A) and jealousy you showed in your hatred of them and I will make myself known among them when I judge you.(B)

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For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.(A)

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16 The Lord is known by his acts of justice;
    the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands.[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 9:16 The Hebrew has Higgaion and Selah (words of uncertain meaning) here; Selah occurs also at the end of verse 20.

11 This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Edom,(A)
    even for four, I will not relent.
Because he pursued his brother with a sword(B)
    and slaughtered the women of the land,
because his anger raged continually
    and his fury flamed unchecked,(C)

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Remember, Lord, what the Edomites(A) did
    on the day Jerusalem fell.(B)
“Tear it down,” they cried,
    “tear it down to its foundations!”(C)

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17 till I entered the sanctuary(A) of God;
    then I understood their final destiny.(B)

18 Surely you place them on slippery ground;(C)
    you cast them down to ruin.(D)

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13 because judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful.(A) Mercy triumphs over judgment.

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14 I will take vengeance on Edom by the hand of my people Israel, and they will deal with Edom in accordance with my anger(A) and my wrath; they will know my vengeance, declares the Sovereign Lord.’”(B)

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