KJV ORIGINAL
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Surely in the fire of my jealousy have I spoken against the residue of the heathen, and against all Idumea, which have appointed my land into their possession with the joy of all their heart, with despiteful minds, to cast it out for a prey.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
So here's what God is saying: I'm absolutely burning with jealousy and anger right now. I'm coming for all these other nations, especially Edom, who took over my land like they owned the place. They were so happy about it, celebrating while they planned to trash everything and take whatever they wanted. They did it with pure spite in their hearts.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God gets protective when people mess with what's his — and he's not staying quiet about it.
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