“Says Yahweh.
‘I have sworn
By myself
That Bozrah
Shall become
An object
Of horror,
Of ridicule,
Of a waste,
Of cursing.
All her towns
Shall be
Perpetual wastes.’”
Bozrah was the capital city of Edom in northern Edom, modern day Jordan. Yahweh swore to himself that this capital of the Edomites would become an object of horror, a place of ridicule and a waste, as well as a cursed place. All its surrounding towns would become perpetual waste sites.
