5 I will soon bring terror on youfrom everyone around you,”says the Lord God All-Powerful.“You will all be forced to run away,and no one will be able to gather you.
6 “But the time will comewhen I will make good things happen to the Ammonites again,”says the Lord.
7 This message is to Edom. This is what the Lord All-Powerful says:“Is there no more wisdom in the town of Teman?Can the wise men of Edom no longer give good advice?Have they lost their wisdom?
8 You people living in the town of Dedan,run away and hide in deep caves,because I will bring disaster on the people of Esau.It is time for me to punish them.
9 If workers came and picked the grapes from your vines,they would leave a few grapes behind.If robbers came at night,they would steal only enough for themselves.
10 But I will strip Edom bare.I will find all their hiding places,so they will not be able to hide from me.The children, relatives, and neighbors will die,and Edom will be no more.
11 Leave the orphans, and I will take care of them.Your widows also can trust in me.”