16 Pride tricks you into thinkingthat other nationslook at you with fear.You live along the cliffsand high in the mountainslike the eagles,but I am the Lord,and I will bring you down.
17 People passing by your countrywill be shocked and horrifiedto see a disaster
18 as bad as the destructionof Sodom and Gomorrahand towns nearby.The towns of Edom will be empty.
19 I, the Lord, will attack youlike a lion from the forest,attacking sheep in a meadowalong the Jordan.In a moment the flock runs,and the land is empty.Who will I choose to attack you?I will do it myself!No one can force me to fightor chase me away.
20 Listen to my plans for you,people of Edom.Your children will be dragged offand your country destroyed.
21 The sounds of your destructionwill reach the Red Seaand cause the earth to shake.
22 An enemy will swoop downto attack you,like an eagle spreading its wingsand circling over Bozrah.Your warriors will be as fearfulas women giving birth.