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The LORD says: “For three transgressions of Edom, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment, because he pursued his brother with the sword and cast off all pity, and his anger raged continually, and he kept his wrath forever;
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Verse 11. Sword. Edom was subdued by David, and remained tributary till Joram. It attempted to recover its liberty under Josaphat, though the Hebrew text have improperly Aram. 2 Chronicles 20:2, 23. The two nations were often at variance. Calmet.—Cast off. Septuagint “violated the womb, or the mother on the earth.”
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