“Neither shouldest thou have stood in the crossway, to cut off those of his that did escape; neither shouldest thou have delivered up those of his that did remain in the day of distress.”
The statement not to stand at the crossings to cut off escapees and not to deliver up survivors in the day of distress indicates that Edom positioned itself to prevent Israeli refugees from escaping. The hunting of refugees emphasizes the deliberate persecution of the defenseless.
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