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12 Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Because of the doings of Edom in avenging himself with vengeance for[a] the house of Judah, and so they became very guilty and[b] they avenged themselves on them,” 13 therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: “so[c] I will stretch out my hand against Edom and I will cut off from it both human and animal, and I will make it a ruin from Teman and Dedan; they will fall by the sword. 14 And I will exact my vengeance on Edom by the hand of my people Israel, and they will do in Edom according to my anger and according to my rage, and they will know my vengeance,” declares[d] the Lord Yahweh.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 25:12 Or “toward”
  2. Ezekiel 25:12 Or “since”
  3. Ezekiel 25:13 Literally “and”
  4. Ezekiel 25:14 Literally “declaration of”

12 The Lord God proclaims: Edom acted with excessive force against the house of Judah. The Judeans were guilty, but Edom’s vengeance was excessive. 13 So the Lord God now proclaims: I’ll overpower Edom, eliminate all living creatures, and make it a wasteland from Teman to Dedan. They will fall by the sword. 14 I will execute my vengeance in Edom through my people Israel’s power. They will act in Edom according to my anger and fury, and they will know my vengeance. This is what the Lord God says.

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