34:5 He says, 1 “Indeed, my sword has slaughtered heavenly powers. 2
Look, it now descends on Edom, 3
on the people I will annihilate in judgment.”
1:2 “I have shown love to you,” says the Lord, but you say, “How have you shown love to us?”
“Esau was Jacob’s brother,” the Lord explains, “yet I chose Jacob 1:3 and rejected Esau. 4 I turned Esau’s 5 mountains into a deserted wasteland 6 and gave his territory 7 to the wild jackals.”
1:4 Edom 8 says, “Though we are devastated, we will once again build the ruined places.” So the Lord who rules over all 9 responds, “They indeed may build, but I will overthrow. They will be known as 10 the land of evil, the people with whom the Lord is permanently displeased.