3 and say to them:I, the Lord God,am now your enemy!And I will turn your nationinto an empty wasteland,
4 leaving your towns in ruins.Your land will be a desert,and then you will knowthat I am the Lord.
5 People of Edom, not only have you been Israel's longtime enemy, you simply watched when disaster wiped out its people as punishment for their sins.
6 And so, as surely as I am the living Lord God, you are guilty of murder and must be put to death.
7 I will destroy your nation and kill anyone who travels through it.
8 Dead bodies will cover your mountains and fill up your valleys,
9 and your land will lie in ruins for ever. No one will live in your towns ever again. You will know that I am the Lord.