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14 In their time of torment,
    you ambushed refugees
and handed them over
    to their attackers.

The Lord Will Judge the Nations

15 The day is coming
when I, the Lord,
    will judge the nations.
And, Edom, you will pay in full
    for what you have done.

16 I forced the people of Judah[a]
to drink the wine of my anger
    on my sacred mountain.
Soon the neighboring nations
must drink their fill—
    then vanish without a trace.

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Footnotes

  1. 16 I forced … Judah: Or “I will force the people of Edom.”

14 You should not wait at the crossroads
    to cut down their fugitives,(A)
nor hand over their survivors
    in the day of their trouble.

15 “The day of the Lord is near(B)
    for all nations.
As you have done, it will be done to you;
    your deeds(C) will return upon your own head.
16 Just as you drank(D) on my holy hill,(E)
    so all the nations will drink(F) continually;
they will drink and drink
    and be as if they had never been.(G)

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