Joel 3:19

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), and at every subsequent opportunity tried to injure Judah. "Egypt" under Shishak spoiled Jerusalem under Jehoram (2 Chronicles 13:2) 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 (). 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. , etc.; ; Obad

10). So shall fare, at the Lord's second coming, all the foes of Israel, typified by these two, (, etc.)