11 Abandon your fatherless; I will preserve them;
let your widows trust in me.(A)

12 For this is what the Lord says: “If those who do not deserve to drink the cup must drink it, can you possibly remain unpunished? You will not remain unpunished, for you must drink it too. 13 For by myself I have sworn”(B)—this is the Lord’s declaration—“Bozrah[a] will become a desolation, a disgrace, a ruin, and an example for cursing, and all its surrounding cities will become ruins forever.”(C)

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. 49:13 = Edom’s capital

Bible Gateway Recommends

CSB Ultrathin Reference Bible, Brown LeatherTouch, Thumb-Indexed
CSB Ultrathin Reference Bible, Brown LeatherTouch, Thumb-Indexed
Retail: $34.99
Our Price: $17.99
Save: $17.00 (49%)
4.5 of 5.0 stars
CSB Outreach Bible for Kids
CSB Outreach Bible for Kids
Retail: $4.99
Our Price: $3.99
Save: $1.00 (20%)
5.0 of 5.0 stars
CSB Apologetics Study Bible, Mahogany LeatherTouch
CSB Apologetics Study Bible, Mahogany LeatherTouch
Retail: $59.99
Our Price: $41.99
Save: $18.00 (30%)
5.0 of 5.0 stars
CSB Apologetics Study Bible, Navy LeatherTouch, Thumb-Indexed
CSB Apologetics Study Bible, Navy LeatherTouch, Thumb-Indexed
Retail: $69.99
Our Price: $48.99
Save: $21.00 (30%)
5.0 of 5.0 stars
The CSB Study Bible for Women, Teal Flowers LeatherTouch
The CSB Study Bible for Women, Teal Flowers LeatherTouch
Retail: $59.99
Our Price: $43.99
Save: $16.00 (27%)
4.5 of 5.0 stars