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"Because of ^(C1)violence to your brother Jacob, Shame will cover you, ^(C2)And you will be eliminated forever.

-"On the day that you ^(C1)stood aloof, On the day that strangers carried off his wealth, And foreigners entered his gate And ^(C2)cast lots for Jerusalem— ^(C3)You too were as one of them.

-"^(C1)Do not ^(F1)gloat over your brother's day, The day of his misfortune. And ^(C2)do not rejoice over the sons of Judah On the day of their destruction; Yes, ^(C3)do not ^(F2)boast On the day of their distress.

-"Do not enter the gate of My people On the ^(C1)day of their disaster. You indeed, do not ^(F1)gloat over their catastrophe On the day of their disaster. And do not ^(C2)lay a hand on their wealth On the day of their disaster.

-"Do not ^(C1)stand at the crossroads To eliminate their survivors; And do not hand over their refugees On the day of their distress.

"For the ^(C1)day of the LORD is near for all the nations. ^(C2)Just as you have done, it will be done to you. Your ^(C3)dealings will return on your own head.

-"For just as you ^(C1)drank on ^(C2)My holy mountain, All the nations ^(C3)will drink continually. They will drink ^(F1)to the last drop, And become as if they had never existed.

-"But on Mount ^(C1)Zion there will be those who escape, And it will be holy. And the house of Jacob will ^(F1)(C2)possess their ^(F2)property.

-"Then the house of Jacob will be a ^(C1)fire, And the house of Joseph a flame; But the house of Esau will be like stubble. And they will set ^(F1)them on fire and consume ^(F1)them, So that there will be ^(C2)no survivor of the house of Esau," For the LORD has spoken.

Then those of the ^(F1)Negev will ^(F2)(C1)possess the mountain of Esau, And those of the ^(F3)Shephelah the ^(C2)Philistine plain; Also, ^(C3)they will ^(F2)possess the territory of Ephraim and the territory of Samaria, And Benjamin the territory of Gilead.

And the exiles of this army of the sons of Israel, Who are among the Canaanites as far as ^(C1)Zarephath, And the exiles of Jerusalem who are in Sepharad, Will ^(F1)possess the ^(C2)cities of the Negev.

^(F1)The ^(C1)deliverers will ascend Mount Zion To judge the mountain of Esau, And the ^(C2)kingdom will be the LORD'S.