And he hath cast the lot for them, and his hand hath divided it unto them by line: they shall possess it for ever, from generation to generation shall they dwell therein.
He hath cast the lot - as conquerors apportion lands by lot, so Yahweh has appointed and marked out ("divided") Edom for the wild beasts (Numbers 26:55-56; Joshua 18:4-6).
Remarks: Not one of the prophecies concerning Israel's unnatural enemy, Edom, has failed to take effect. What God's 'mouth hath commanded,' and what has been by inspiration written in "the book of the Lord," has been brought to pass by "His Spirit." The "line of confusion, and the stones of emptiness" have been for long 'stretched out upon' Edom. Its capital, Petra, has been for ages the haunt of the wild birds and beasts of the desert, and its palaces overrun with "nettles and brambles." Let us learn to adore the infinite holiness and justice of Yahweh as manifested in His judgments; and let us 'seek out of' that sure Word which is the fullest exposition of His will, the principles whereby we should order our lives and conversation.