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Concerning Edom .
Thus says the LORD of hosts : "
Is wisdom no more in Teman ?
Has counsel perished from the prudent ?
Has their wisdom vanished ?
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Flee ,
turn back ,
dwell in the depths ,
O inhabitants of Dedan !
For I will bring the calamity of Esau upon him ,
the time when I punish him .
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If grape-gatherers came to you ,
would they not leave gleanings ?
If thieves came by night ,
would they not destroy only enough for themselves ?
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But I have stripped Esau bare ,
I have uncovered his hiding places ,
and he is not able to conceal himself .
His children are destroyed ,
and his brothers ,
and his neighbors ;
and he is no more .
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Leave your fatherless children ,
I will keep them alive ;
and let your widows trust in me ."
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For thus says the LORD : "
If those who did not deserve to drink the cup must drink it ,
will you go unpunished ?
You shall not go unpunished ,
but you must drink .
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For I have sworn by myself ,
says the LORD ,
that Bozrah shall become a horror ,
a taunt ,
a waste ,
and a curse ;
and all her cities shall be perpetual wastes ."
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I have heard tidings from the LORD ,
and a messenger has been sent among the nations : "
Gather yourselves together and come against her ,
and rise up for battle !"
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For behold ,
I will make you small among the nations ,
despised among men .
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The horror you inspire has deceived you ,
and the pride of your heart ,
you who live in the clefts of the rock ,
who hold the height of the hill .
Though you make your nest as high as the eagle '
s ,
I will bring you down from there ,
says the LORD .