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35:1  The Lord said:
35:2  Ezekiel, son of man, condemn the people of Edom
35:3  and say to them: I, the Lord God, am now your enemy! And I will turn your nation into an empty wasteland,
35:4  leaving your towns in ruins. Your land will be a desert, and then you will know that I am the Lord.
35:5  People of Edom, not only have you been Israel's longtime enemy, you simply watched when disaster wiped out its people as punishment for their sins.
35:6  And so, as surely as I am the living Lord God, you are guilty of murder and must be put to death.
35:7  I will destroy your nation and kill anyone who travels through it.
35:8  Dead bodies will cover your mountains and fill up your valleys,
35:9  and your land will lie in ruins forever. No one will live in your towns ever again. You will know that I am the Lord.
35:10  You thought the nations of Judah and Israel belonged to you, and that you could take over their territory. But I am their God,
35:11  and as surely as I live, I will punish you for treating my people with anger and hatred. Then they will know that I, the Lord, am punishing you!
35:12  And you will finally realize that I heard you laugh at their destruction and say their land was yours to take.
35:13  You even insulted me, but I heard it all.
35:14  Everyone on earth will celebrate when I destroy you,
35:15  just as you celebrated when Israel was destroyed. Your nation of Edom will be nothing but a wasteland. Then everyone will know that I am the Lord.