The reasons for Edom’s punishment

10 You acted cruel in a cruel way toward your relatives who are descendants of Jacob, the twin brother of your ancestor Esau.

So now you will be disgraced forever; you will be completely destroyed.

11 Foreigners entered the gates of Jerusalem

and ◄cast lots/threw small stones that were marked► to decide what valuable things they would take away;

but you were as bad as those foreigners,

because you just stood there and did not help the Israelis.

12 You should not have ◄gloated/been happy► about the disaster that the Israelis were experiencing.

You should not have been happy when their towns were ruined.

You should not have made fun of them when they were suffering.

13 They are my people,

so you should not have entered their city gates when they were experiencing those disasters

and you should not have laughed at them.

And you should not have taken away their valuable possessions.

14 You should not have stood at crossroads

to catch those who were trying to escape.

You should not have captured them and put them into the hands of their enemies

when they were experiencing those disasters.”