Though Edom may say, “We have been devastated, but we will rebuild the ruins,” this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “They may build, but I will demolish. They will be called the Land of Wickedness, and a people with whom the LORD is indignant forever.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
Whereas Edom says, “We are beaten down, but we will return and build the waste places;” thus says Yahweh of Armies, “They shall build, but I will throw down; and men will call them ‘The Wicked Land,’ even the people against whom Yahweh shows wrath forever.”
World English Bible (WEB)
Whereas Edom{H123} saith{H559}{(H8799)}, We are impoverished{H7567}{(H8795)}, but we will return{H7725}{(H8799)} and build{H1129}{(H8799)} the desolate places{H2723}; thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068} of hosts{H6635}, They shall build{H1129}{(H8799)}, but I will throw down{H2040}{(H8799)}; and they shall call{H7121}{(H8804)} them, The border{H1366} of wickedness{H7564}, and, The people{H5971} against whom the LORD{H3068} hath indignation{H2194}{(H8804)} for{H5704} ever{H5769}.
Strong's King James
(4) 'Yes', Edom (Red Earth) says, 'We've been shattered, but we will return and rebuild the ruins.'Now *יהוה Yahweh-Tzva'ot answers, "They may build, but I will tear down. They will be called the border of guilty wickedness, the people whom יהוה Yahweh has cursed unto the age.
The F.O.G
The F.O.G Message
Because Edom saith, ‘We have been made poor, And we turn back and we build the wastes,’ Thus said Jehovah of Hosts: They do build, and I do destroy, And men have called to them, ‘O region of wickedness,’ ‘O people whom Jehovah defied to the age.’
Young's Literal Translation
