Verse 3
And say unto it, thus saith the Lord God ,.... The prophet was not upon the spot, and could not direct his speech immediately to the Edomites; but he might send this prophecy to their ambassadors at Babylon; or in a letter to them in their own land, in the name of the Lord:
behold, O Mount Seir, I am against thee : not the face of the prophet only, but the face of God himself was against them; and a terrible thing it is for any to have God to be against them, whether a nation, or a particular person. The Targum is,
"behold, I send my fury upon thee:'
and I will stretch out mine hand against thee ; which was able to reach them wherever they were: and which, being stretched out, cannot be turned back; and, where it lights, falls heavy indeed; namely, his mighty hand of power and wrath. The Targum is,
"and I will lift up the stroke of my power upon thee;'
that is, lift up his hand and strike powerfully; the consequence of which must be as follows:
and I will make thee most desolate ; their land, cities, towns, and villages, all should be utterly laid waste; see Revelation 17:16 , so it follows:
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