10. Dear Israel, you’ve been through a lot,you’ve been put through the mill.The good news I get from God-of-the-Angel-Armies,the God of Israel, I now pass on to you.
11-12. A Message concerning Edom:A voice calls to mefrom the Seir mountains in Edom,“Night watchman! How long till daybreak?How long will this night last?”The night watchman calls back,“Morning’s coming,But for now it’s still night.If you ask me again, I’ll give the same answer.”
13-15. A Message concerning Arabia:You’ll have to camp out in the desert badlands,you caravans of Dedanites.Haul water to the thirsty,greet fugitives with bread.Show your desert hospitality,you who live in Tema.The desert’s swarming with refugeesescaping the horrors of war.