8 The Lord has chosenthe year and the day,when he will take revengeand come to Zion's defense.
9 Edom's streams will turn into tarand its soil into sulfur—then the whole countrywill go up in flames.
10 It will burn night and dayand never stop smoking.Edom will be a desert,generation after generation;no one will ever travelthrough that land.
11 Owls, hawks, and wild animalswill make it their home.God will leave it in ruins,merely a pile of rocks.
12 Edom will be called“Kingdom of Nothing.”Its rulers will also be nothing.
13 Its palaces and fortresseswill be covered with thorns;only wolves and ostricheswill make their home there.
14 Wildcats and hyenaswill hunt together,demons will scream to demons,and creatures of the nightwill live among the ruins.