Egypt shall be a desolation, and Edom shall be a desolate wilderness, for the violence against the children of Judah, because they have shed innocent blood in their land.
Egypt shall be a desolation, and Edom shall be a desolate wilderness. "Edom" was subjugated by David, but revolted under Jehoram (2 Chronicles 21:8-10), and at every subsequent opportunity tried to injure Judah. "Egypt" under Shishak spoiled Jerusalem under Jehoram (2 Chronicles 13:2-10) of the treasures in the temple and the king's house. Subsequently to the captivity it inflicted, under the Ptolemies, various injuries on Judea. Antiochus spoiled Egypt (Daniel 11:40-43). Edom was made "desolate" under the Maccabees (Josephus, 12: 11, 12). The low condition of the two countries for centuries proves the truth of the prediction (cf. Isaiah 19:1, etc.; Jeremiah 49:17; Obad
10). So shall fare, at the Lord's second coming, all the foes of Israel, typified by these two, (Isaiah 63:1, etc.)