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Malachi 1:3
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Malachi 1:3
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3 but I have hated Esau; I have made his hill country a desolation and his heritage a desert for jackals.(A)
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Malachi 1:3
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Malachi 1:3
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3 but Esau I have hated,(A) and I have turned his hill country into a wasteland(B) and left his inheritance to the desert jackals.(C)”
Obadiah 10
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Obadiah 10
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Edom Mistreated His Brother
10 For the slaughter and violence done to your brother Jacob,
shame shall cover you,
and you shall be cut off forever.(A)
Obadiah 10
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Obadiah 10
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Joel 3:19
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Joel 3:19
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19 Egypt shall become a desolation
and Edom a desolate wilderness,
because of the violence done to the people of Judah,
in whose land they have shed innocent blood.(A)
Joel 3:19
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Joel 3:19
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Ezekiel 35:3-4
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Ezekiel 35:3-4
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3 and say to it: Thus says the Lord God:
I am against you, Mount Seir;
I stretch out my hand against you
to make you a desolation and a waste.
4 I lay your towns in ruins;
you shall become a desolation,
and you shall know that I am the Lord.
Ezekiel 35:3-4
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Ezekiel 35:3-4
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3 and say: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I am against you, Mount Seir, and I will stretch out my hand(A) against you and make you a desolate waste.(B) 4 I will turn your towns into ruins(C) and you will be desolate. Then you will know that I am the Lord.(D)
Jeremiah 49:16-18
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Jeremiah 49:16-18
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16 The terror you inspire
and the pride of your heart have deceived you,
you who live in the clefts of the rock,[a]
who hold the height of the hill.
Although you make your nest as high as the eagle’s,
from there I will bring you down,
says the Lord.(A)
17 Edom shall become an object of horror; everyone who passes by it will be horrified and will hiss because of all its disasters.(B) 18 As when Sodom and Gomorrah and their neighbors were overthrown, says the Lord, no one shall live there, nor shall anyone settle in it.(C)
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Jeremiah 49:16-18
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Jeremiah 49:16-18
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16 The terror you inspire
and the pride(A) of your heart have deceived you,
you who live in the clefts of the rocks,(B)
who occupy the heights of the hill.
Though you build your nest(C) as high as the eagle’s,
from there I will bring you down,”
declares the Lord.
17 “Edom will become an object of horror;(D)
all who pass by will be appalled and will scoff
because of all its wounds.(E)
18 As Sodom(F) and Gomorrah(G) were overthrown,
along with their neighboring towns,”
says the Lord,
“so no one will live there;
no people will dwell(H) in it.
Obadiah 18-21
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Obadiah 18-21
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18 The house of Jacob shall be a fire,
the house of Joseph a flame,
and the house of Esau stubble;
they shall burn them and consume them,
and there shall be no survivor of the house of Esau,
for the Lord has spoken.(A)
19 Those of the Negeb shall possess Mount Esau,
and those of the Shephelah the land of the Philistines;
they shall possess the land of Ephraim and the land of Samaria,
and Benjamin shall possess Gilead.(B)
20 The exiles of the Israelites who are in Halah[a]
shall possess[b] Phoenicia as far as Zarephath,
and the exiles of Jerusalem who are in Sepharad
shall possess the towns of the Negeb.(C)
21 Those who have been saved[c] shall go up to Mount Zion
to rule Mount Esau,
and the kingdom shall be the Lord’s.(D)
Obadiah 18-21
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Obadiah 18-21
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18 Jacob will be a fire
and Joseph a flame;
Esau will be stubble,
and they will set him on fire(A) and destroy(B) him.
There will be no survivors(C)
from Esau.”
The Lord has spoken.
19 People from the Negev will occupy
the mountains of Esau,
and people from the foothills will possess
the land of the Philistines.(D)
They will occupy the fields of Ephraim and Samaria,(E)
and Benjamin(F) will possess Gilead.
20 This company of Israelite exiles who are in Canaan
will possess the land as far as Zarephath;(G)
the exiles from Jerusalem who are in Sepharad
will possess the towns of the Negev.(H)
21 Deliverers(I) will go up on[a] Mount Zion
to govern the mountains of Esau.
And the kingdom will be the Lord’s.(J)
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Ezekiel 36:14-15
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Ezekiel 36:14-15
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14 therefore you shall no longer devour people and no longer bereave your nation of children, says the Lord God, 15 and no longer will I let you hear the insults of the nations; no longer shall you bear the disgrace of the peoples, and no longer shall you cause your nation to stumble, says the Lord God.(A)
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Ezekiel 36:14-15
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Ezekiel 36:14-15
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14 therefore you will no longer devour people or make your nation childless, declares the Sovereign Lord. 15 No longer will I make you hear the taunts of the nations, and no longer will you suffer the scorn of the peoples or cause your nation to fall, declares the Sovereign Lord.(A)’”
Ezekiel 36:9
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Ezekiel 36:9
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9 See now, I am for you; I will turn to you, and you shall be tilled and sown,
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9 I am concerned for you and will look on you with favor; you will be plowed and sown,(A)
Ezekiel 36:7
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Ezekiel 36:7
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7 therefore thus says the Lord God: I swear that the nations that are all around you shall themselves suffer insults.
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Ezekiel 36:7
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Ezekiel 36:7
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7 Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I swear with uplifted hand(A) that the nations around you will also suffer scorn.(B)
Ezekiel 36:3-4
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Ezekiel 36:3-4
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3 therefore prophesy and say: Thus says the Lord God: Because they made you desolate indeed and crushed you from all sides, so that you became the possession of the rest of the nations and an object of gossip and slander among the people,(A) 4 therefore, O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord God: Thus says the Lord God to the mountains and the hills, the watercourses and the valleys, the desolate wastes and the deserted towns, which have become a source of plunder and an object of derision to the rest of the nations all around;(B)
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Ezekiel 36:3-4
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Ezekiel 36:3-4
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3 Therefore prophesy and say, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Because they ravaged(A) and crushed you from every side so that you became the possession of the rest of the nations and the object of people’s malicious talk and slander,(B) 4 therefore, mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Sovereign Lord: This is what the Sovereign Lord says to the mountains and hills, to the ravines and valleys,(C) to the desolate ruins(D) and the deserted(E) towns that have been plundered and ridiculed(F) by the rest of the nations around you(G)—
Ezekiel 25:13-14
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Ezekiel 25:13-14
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13 therefore thus says the Lord God: I will stretch out my hand against Edom and cut off from it humans and animals, and I will make it desolate; from Teman even to Dedan they shall fall by the sword.(A) 14 I will lay my vengeance upon Edom by the hand of my people Israel, and they shall act in Edom according to my anger and according to my wrath, and they shall know my vengeance, says the Lord God.(B)
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Ezekiel 25:13-14
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Ezekiel 25:13-14
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13 therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will stretch out my hand(A) against Edom and kill both man and beast.(B) I will lay it waste, and from Teman(C) to Dedan(D) they will fall by the sword.(E) 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(F) and my wrath; they will know my vengeance, declares the Sovereign Lord.’”(G)
Jeremiah 51:37
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Jeremiah 51:37
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37 and Babylon shall become a heap of ruins,
a den of jackals,
an object of horror and of hissing,
without inhabitant.(A)
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Jeremiah 51:37
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Jeremiah 49:10
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Jeremiah 49:10
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10 But as for me, I have stripped Esau bare;
I have uncovered his hiding places,
and he is not able to conceal himself.
His offspring are destroyed, his kinsfolk
and his neighbors, and he is no more.(A)
Jeremiah 49:10
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Jeremiah 49:10
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