20 So listen to what I, the Lord, have planned against Edom,what I intend to do to the people who live in Teman.Their little ones will be dragged off.I will completely destroy their land because of what they have done.
21 The people of the earth will quake when they hear of their downfall.Their cries of anguish will be heard all the way to the Gulf of Aqaba.
22 Look! Like an eagle with outspread wings,a nation will soar up and swoop down on Bozrah.At that time the soldiers of Edom will be as fearful as a woman in labor.”
23 The Lord spoke about Damascus. “The people of Hamath and Arpad will be dismayedbecause they have heard bad news.Their courage will melt away because of worry.Their hearts will not be able to rest.
24 The people of Damascus will lose heart and turn to flee.Panic will grip them.Pain and anguish will seize themlike a woman in labor.
25 How deserted will that once-famous city be,that city that was once filled with joy!
26 For her young men will fall in her city squares.All her soldiers will be destroyed at that time,”says the Lord who rules over all.