35Ezekiel 35

Edom Will Be a Wasteland

1The Lord said:Select Ezekiel 35:1

2Ezekiel, son of man, condemn the people of EdomSelect Ezekiel 35:2

3and say to them: I, the Lord God, am now your enemy! And I will turn your nation into an empty wasteland,Select Ezekiel 35:3

4leaving your towns in ruins. Your land will be a desert, and then you will know that I am the Lord.Select Ezekiel 35:4

5People 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.Select Ezekiel 35:5

6And so, as surely as I am the living Lord God, you are guilty of murder and must be put to death.Select Ezekiel 35:6

7I will destroy your nation and kill anyone who travels through it.Select Ezekiel 35:7

8Dead bodies will cover your mountains and fill up your valleys,Select Ezekiel 35:8

9and your land will lie in ruins forever. No one will live in your towns ever again. You will know that I am the Lord.Select Ezekiel 35:9

10You thought the nations of Judah and Israel belonged to you, and that you could take over their territory. But I am their God,Select Ezekiel 35:10

11and 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!Select Ezekiel 35:11

12And you will finally realize that I heard you laugh at their destruction and say their land was yours to take.Select Ezekiel 35:12

13You even insulted me, but I heard it all.Select Ezekiel 35:13

14Everyone on earth will celebrate when I destroy you,Select Ezekiel 35:14

15just as you celebrated when Israel was destroyed. Your nation of Edom will be nothing but a wasteland. Then everyone will know that I am the Lord.Select Ezekiel 35:15