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God’s Judgment on Edom
Edom’s Approaching Destruction
We have heard a report from the Lord.
An envoy was sent among the nations, saying,[g]
“Arise! Let us make war against Edom!”[h]
2 The Lord says,[i] “Look! I will[j] make you a weak nation;[k]
you will be greatly despised!
3 Your presumptuous heart[l] has deceived you—
you who reside in the safety of the rocky cliffs,[m]
whose home is high in the mountains.[n]
You think to yourself,[o]
‘No one can[p] bring me down to the ground!’[q]
4 Even if you were to soar high like an eagle,[r]
even if you[s] were to make your nest among the stars,
I can bring you down even from there!” says the Lord.
5 “If thieves came to rob you[t] during the night,[u]
they would steal only as much as they wanted.[v]
If grape pickers came to harvest your vineyards,[w]
they would leave some behind for the poor.[x]
But you will be totally destroyed![y]
6 How the people of Esau[z] will be thoroughly plundered![aa]
Their[ab] hidden valuables will be ransacked![ac]
7 All your allies[ad] will force[ae] you from your homeland![af]
Your treaty partners[ag] will deceive you and overpower you.
Your trusted friends[ah] will set an ambush[ai] for[aj] you
that will take you by surprise![ak]
8 At that time,”[al] the Lord says,
“I will destroy the wise sages of Edom,[am]
the advisers[an] from Esau’s mountain.
9 Your warriors will be shattered, O Teman,[ao]
so that[ap] everyone[aq] will be destroyed[ar] from Esau’s mountain!
Edom’s Treachery Against Judah
10 “Because[as] you violently slaughtered[at] your relatives,[au] the people of Jacob,[av]
shame will cover you, and you will be destroyed[aw] forever.
11 You stood aloof[ax] while strangers took his army[ay] captive,
and foreigners advanced to his gates.[az]
When they cast lots[ba] over Jerusalem,
you behaved as though you were in league[bb] with them.
12 You should not[bc] have gloated[bd] when your relatives[be] suffered calamity.[bf]
You should not have rejoiced over the people of Judah when they were destroyed.[bg]
You should not have boasted[bh] when they suffered adversity.[bi]
13 You should not have entered the city[bj] of my people when they experienced distress.[bk]
You should not have joined[bl] in gloating over their misfortune when they suffered distress.[bm]
You should not have looted[bn] their wealth when they endured distress.[bo]
14 You should not have stood at the fork in the road[bp] to slaughter[bq] those trying to escape.[br]
You should not have captured their refugees when they suffered adversity.[bs]
The Coming Day of the Lord
15 “For the day of the Lord[bt] is approaching[bu] for all the nations![bv]
Just as you have done, so it will be done to you.
You will get exactly what your deeds deserve.[bw]
16 For just as you[bx] have drunk[by] on my holy mountain,
so all the nations will drink continually.[bz]
They will drink, and they will gulp down;
they will be as though they had never been.
17 But on Mount Zion there will be a remnant of those who escape,[ca]
and it will be a holy place once again.
The descendants[cb] of Jacob will conquer[cc]
those who had conquered them.[cd]
18 The descendants of Jacob will be a fire,
and the descendants of Joseph a flame.
The descendants of Esau will be like stubble.
They will burn them up and devour them.
There will not be a single survivor[ce] of the descendants of Esau!”
Indeed, the Lord has spoken it.
19 The people of the Negev[cf] will take possession[cg] of Esau’s mountain,
and the people of the foothills[ch] will take
possession[ci] of the land of[cj] the Philistines.
They will also take possession of the territory of Ephraim and the territory of Samaria,
and the people of Benjamin will take possession[ck] of Gilead.[cl]
20 The exiles of this fortress[cm] of the people of Israel
will take possession[cn] of what belongs to
the people of Canaan, as far as Zarephath,[co]
and the exiles of Jerusalem who are in Sepharad[cp]
will take possession of the towns of the Negev.
21 Those who have been delivered[cq] will go up on Mount Zion
in order to rule over[cr] Esau’s mountain.
Then the Lord will reign as King![cs]
The Amazing Scene in Heaven
4 After these things I looked, and there was[a] a door standing open in heaven![b] And the first voice I had heard speaking to me[c] like a trumpet[d] said: “Come up here so that[e] I can show you what must happen after these things.” 2 Immediately I was in the Spirit,[f] and[g] a throne was standing[h] in heaven with someone seated on it! 3 And the one seated on it was like jasper[i] and carnelian[j] in appearance, and a rainbow looking like it was made of emerald[k] encircled the throne. 4 In[l] a circle around the throne were twenty-four other thrones, and seated on those thrones were twenty-four elders. They were[m] dressed in white clothing and had golden crowns[n] on their heads. 5 From[o] the throne came out flashes of lightning and roaring[p] and crashes of thunder. Seven flaming torches, which are the seven spirits of God,[q] were burning in front of the throne 6 and in front of the throne was something like a sea of glass, like crystal.[r]
In[s] the middle of the throne[t] and around the throne were four living creatures[u] full of eyes in front and in back. 7 The[v] first living creature was like a lion, the[w] second creature like an ox, the third creature had a face like a man’s, and the fourth creature looked like an eagle flying. 8 Each one of the four living creatures had six wings[x] and was full of eyes all around and inside.[y] They never rest day or night, saying:[z]
“Holy Holy Holy is the Lord God, the All-Powerful,[aa]
Who was and who is, and who is still to come!”
9 And whenever the living creatures give glory, honor,[ab] and thanks to the one who sits on the throne, who lives forever and ever, 10 the twenty-four elders throw themselves to the ground[ac] before the one who sits on the throne and worship the one who lives forever and ever, and they offer their crowns[ad] before his[ae] throne, saying:
11 “You are worthy, our Lord and God,
to receive glory and honor and power,
since you created all things,
and because of your will they existed and were created!”[af]
Psalm 132[a]
A song of ascents.[b]
132 O Lord, for David’s sake remember
all his strenuous effort,[c]
2 and how he made a vow to the Lord,
and swore an oath to the Powerful One of Jacob.
3 He said,[d] “I will not enter my own home,[e]
or get into my bed.[f]
4 I will not allow my eyes to sleep,
or my eyelids to slumber,
5 until I find a place for the Lord,
a fine dwelling place[g] for the Powerful One of Jacob.”[h]
6 Look, we heard about it[i] in Ephrathah;[j]
we found it in the territory of Jaar.[k]
7 Let us go to his dwelling place.
Let us worship[l] before his footstool.
8 Ascend, O Lord, to your resting place,
you and the ark of your strength.
9 May your priests be clothed with integrity.[m]
May your loyal followers shout for joy.
10 For the sake of David, your servant,
do not reject your chosen king.[n]
11 The Lord made a reliable promise to David;[o]
he will not go back on his word.[p]
He said,[q] “I will place one of your descendants[r] on your throne.
12 If your sons keep my covenant
and the rules I teach them,
their sons will also sit on your throne forever.”
13 Certainly[s] the Lord has chosen Zion;
he decided to make it his home.[t]
14 He said,[u] “This will be my resting place forever;
I will live here, for I have chosen it.[v]
15 I will abundantly supply what she needs;[w]
I will give her poor all the food they need.[x]
16 I will protect her priests,[y]
and her godly people will shout exuberantly.[z]
17 There I will make David strong;[aa]
I have determined that my chosen king’s dynasty will continue.[ab]
18 I will humiliate his enemies,[ac]
and his crown will shine.”
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