8. The Lord has chosenthe year and the day,when he will take revengeand come to Zion's defence.
9. Edom's streams will turn into tarand its soil into sulphur—then the whole countrywill go up in flames.
10. It will burn night and dayand never stop smoking.Edom will be a desert,generation after generation;no one will ever travelthrough that land.
11. Owls, hawks, and wild animalswill make it their home.God will leave it in ruins,merely a pile of rocks.
12. Edom will be called“Kingdom of Nothing”.Its rulers will also be nothing.
13. Its palaces and fortresseswill be covered with thorns;only wolves and ostricheswill make their home there.