[1] The word of the Lord came to me. He said,
[2] “Son of man, look toward Mount Seir, and speak against it for me.
[3] Say to it, 'The Lord my Master says these things: “'I am against you, Mount Seir! I will punish you. I will make you an empty wasteland.
[4] I will destroy your cities. And you will become empty. Then you will know that I am the Lord.
[5] Why? Because you have always been against my people. You used your sword against Israel at the time of their trouble, at the time of their final punishment.’”
[6] So the Lord my Master says, “By my life I promise that I will let death have you. Death will chase you. You did not hate killing people. So death will chase you.
[7] And I will make Mount Seir an empty ruin. I will kill every person that comes from that city. And I will kill every person that tries to go into that city.
[8] I will cover its mountains with dead bodies. Those dead bodies will be all over your hills, in your valleys, and in all your ravines.
[9] I will make you empty forever. No one will live in your cities. Then you will know that I am the Lord.”
[10] You said, “These two nations and countries ˻(Israel and Judah)˼ will be mine. We will take them for our own.” But the Lord is there!
[11] And the Lord my Master says, “You were jealous of my people. You were angry at them and you were hateful to me. So by my life, I promise that I will punish you the same way you hurt them! I will punish you and let my people know that I am with them.
[12] And then you too will know that I have heard all your insults. You said many bad things against the mountain of Israel. You said, 'Israel has been destroyed! We will chew them up like food!’
[13] And you were proud and said things against me. You spoke too many times and I have heard every word you said! Yes, I heard you.”
[14] The Lord my Master says these things, “All the earth will be happy when I destroy you
[15] You were happy when the country of Israel was destroyed. I will treat you the same way. Mount Seir and the whole country of Edom will be destroyed. Then you will know that I am the Lord.”