- Because:
- "Thus¹ saithª° the Lordª GOD;ª Because² that¹ Moabª and Seirª do say,ª° Behold,¹ the houseª of Judahª [is] like unto all¹ the heathen;ª" {Ezk 25:8} + "Moreover the wordª of the LORDª came¹ unto¹ me, saying,ª° ... As thou didst rejoiceª at the inheritanceª of the houseª of Israel,ª because¹¹ it was desolate,ª° so¹ will I doª° unto thee: thou shalt be¹ desolate,ª O mountª Seir,ª and all¹ Idumea,ª [even] all¹ of it: and they shall knowª° that¹ I¹ [am] the LORD.ª" {Ezk 35:1-15} + "For again¹ the Edomitesª had comeª° and smittenª° Judah,ª and carried awayª° captives.ª ... The Philistinesª also had invadedª° the citiesª of the low country,ª and of the southª of Judah,ª and had takenª°¹ Bethshemesh,ª and Ajalon,ª and Gederoth,ª and Shochoª with the villagesª thereof, and Timnahª with the villagesª thereof, Gimzoª also and the villagesª thereof: and they dweltª° there.¹" {2Ch 28:17-18} + "Remember,ª° O LORD,ª the childrenª of Edomª¹ in the dayª of Jerusalem;ª who said,ª° Raseª° [it], raseª° [it, even] to¹ the foundationª thereof." {Psa 137:7} + "Concerning Edom,ª thus¹ saithª° the LORDª of hosts;ª [Is] wisdomª no¹ more¹ in Teman?ª is counselª perishedª° from the prudent?ª°¹ is their wisdomª vanished?ª° ... Behold,¹ he shall come upª° and flyª° as the eagle,ª and spreadª° his wingsª over¹ Bozrah:ª and at that¹ dayª shall the heartª of the mighty menª of Edomª be¹ as the heartª of a womanª in her pangs.ª°" {Jer 49:7-22}
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