1. The Lord said:
2. Ezekiel, son of man, condemn the people of Edom
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.
10. You thought the nations of Judah and Israel belonged to you, and that you could take over their territory. But I am their God,
11. and as surely as I live, I will punish you for treating my people with anger and hatred. Then they will know that I, the Lord, am punishing you!