13. By myself I have sworn—oracle of the Lord—Bozrah shall become an object of horror, a disgrace, a desolation, and a curse. Bozrah and all its cities shall become ruins forever.
14. I have heard a report from the Lord,a herald has been sent among the nations:“Gather together, move against it,get ready for battle!”
15. I will make you the least among the nations,despised by all people!
16. The terror you spread,the pride of your heart, beguiled you.You denizens of rocks and crevices,occupying towering peaks:Though you build your nest high as the eagle,from there I will bring you down—oracle of the Lord.
17. Edom shall become an object of horror. Passersby recoil in terror, hissing at all its wounds.
18. As when Sodom, Gomorrah, and their neighbors were overthrown—oracle of the Lord—no one shall live in it, nor anyone settle there.
19. As when a lion comes up from a thicket of the Jordanto a permanent pasture,So in an instant, I will chase them off;I will establish there whomever I choose.For who is like me? Who holds me accountable?What shepherd can stand against me?
20. Therefore, listen to the strategythe Lord devised for Edom;The plans he has drawn upagainst the inhabitants of Teman:They shall be dragged away, even the smallest of the flock;their pasture shall be aghast because of them.
21. With the din of their collapse the earth quakes,to the Red Sea the outcry is heard!
22. Look! like an eagle he soars aloft,and spreads his wings over Bozrah;On that day the hearts of Edom’s warriors becomelike the heart of a woman in labor.