⁹ The mightiest warriors of Teman
    will be terrified,
and everyone on the mountains of Edom
    will be cut down in the slaughter.

¹² So I will send down fire on Teman,
    and the fortresses of Bozrah will be destroyed.”

“It is I, the Lord, announcing your salvation!
    It is I, the Lord, who has the power to save!”

² Why are your clothes so red,
    as if you have been treading out grapes?

³ “I have been treading the winepress alone;
    no one was there to help me.
In my anger I have trampled my enemies
    as if they were grapes.
In my fury I have trampled my foes.
    Their blood has stained my clothes.

²² Look! The enemy swoops down like an eagle,
    spreading his wings over Bozrah.
Even the mightiest warriors will be in anguish
    like a woman in labor.

⁵ And when my sword has finished its work in the heavens,
    it will fall upon Edom,
    the nation I have marked for destruction.
⁶ The sword of the Lord is drenched with blood
    and covered with fat—
with the blood of lambs and goats,
    with the fat of rams prepared for sacrifice.
Yes, the Lord will offer a sacrifice in the city of Bozrah.
    He will make a mighty slaughter in Edom.
⁷ Even men as strong as wild oxen will die—
    the young men alongside the veterans.
The land will be soaked with blood
    and the soil enriched with fat.

⁸ For it is the day of the Lord’s revenge,
    the year when Edom will be paid back for all it did to Israel.^[a]

²⁰ Listen to the Lord’s plans against Edom
    and the people of Teman.
Even the little children will be dragged off like sheep,
    and their homes will be destroyed.

“Is there no wisdom in Teman?
    Is no one left to give wise counsel?