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Obadiah 1:1
1The vision of Obadiah. Thus says the Lord God concerning Edom— We have heard a report from the Lord, And an ambassador has been sent among the nations, saying, “Arise, and let us rise up against Edom for battle [with the Lord as commander]!”
Obadiah 1:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The vision of Obadiah. Thus saith the Lord God concerning Edom; We have heard a rumour from the Lord, and an ambassador is sent among the heathen, Arise ye, and let us rise up against her in battle.
- New International Version (NIV)The vision of Obadiah. This is what the Sovereign Lord says about Edom— We have heard a message from the Lord: An envoy was sent to the nations to say, “Rise, let us go against her for battle”—
- English Standard Version (ESV)The vision of Obadiah. Thus says the Lord God concerning Edom: We have heard a report from the Lord, and a messenger has been sent among the nations: "Rise up! Let us rise against her for battle!"
- New King James Version (NKJV)The vision of Obadiah. Thus says the Lord God concerning Edom (We have heard a report from the Lord, And a messenger has been sent among the nations, saying, “Arise, and let us rise up against her for battle”):
Context of Obadiah 1:1
The vision of Obadiah. Thus says the Lord God concerning Edom— We have heard a report from the Lord, And an ambassador has been sent among the nations, saying, “Arise, and let us rise up against Edom for battle [with the Lord as commander]!” 2“Behold [Edom], I shall [humiliate you and] make you small among the nations; You are greatly despised. 3The pride and arrogance of your heart have deceived you, You who live in the clefts and lofty security of the rock (Sela), Whose dwelling place is high, Who say [boastfully] in your heart, ‘Who will bring me down to earth?’
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חֲז֖וֹן עֹֽבַדְיָ֑ה כֹּֽה־אָמַר֩ אֲדֹנָ֨י יְהוִ֜ה לֶאֱד֗וֹם שְׁמוּעָ֨ה שָׁמַ֜עְנוּ מֵאֵ֤ת יְהוָה֙ וְצִיר֙ בַּגּוֹיִ֣ם שֻׁלָּ֔ח ק֛וּמוּ וְנָק֥וּמָה עָלֶיהָ לַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- The visionחָזוֹןchâzôn · visionH2377
- of Obadiahעֹבַדְיָ֫הוּ‛ôbadyâh ‛ôbadyâhû · ObadiahH5662
- Thus saithאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- the Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
- Godיְהֹוִהyehôvih · YHWH/GodH3069
- concerning Edomאֱדוֹם'ĕdôm 'ĕdôm · EdomH123
- We have heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
- a rumourשְׁמוּעָהshemû‛âh · tidingsH8052
- from the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- and an ambassadorצִירtsîyr · envoyH6735
- is sentשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
- among the heathenגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
- Ariseקוּםqûm · to arise: attackH6965
- against her in battleמִלְחָמָהmilchâmâh · battleH4421
Cross-references for Obadiah 1:1
- Psalms 137:7Remember, O Lord, against the sons of Edom, The day of [the fall of] Jerusalem, Who said “Down, down [with her] To her very foundation.”
- Isaiah 21:11The [mournful, inspired] oracle (a burden to be carried) concerning Dumah (Edom): Someone keeps calling to me from Seir (Edom), “Watchman, what is left of the night [of Assyrian oppression]? Watchman, what is left of the night? [How long until morning?]”
- Isaiah 34:1Come near, you nations, to hear; and listen, O peoples! Let the earth and all that is in it hear, and the world and all that comes forth from it.
- Isaiah 63:1Who is this who comes from Edom, With crimson-stained garments from Bozrah [in Edom], This One (the Messiah) who is majestic in His apparel, Marching in the greatness of His might? “It is I, [the One] who speaks in righteousness [proclaiming vindication], mighty to save.”
- Jeremiah 9:25“Behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord, “when I will punish all who are circumcised [physically] and yet uncircumcised [spiritually]—
- Jeremiah 25:17Then I (Jeremiah) took the cup from the Lord’s hand and made all the nations to whom the Lord had sent me drink it:
- Jeremiah 49:17“Edom will become an object of horror; everyone who goes by it will be astonished and shall hiss [scornfully] at all its plagues and disasters.
- Lamentations 4:21Rejoice and be glad, O Daughter of Edom, Who lives in the land of Uz. But the cup [of the wine of God’s wrath] will pass to you as well; You will become drunk and make yourself naked.
- Ezekiel 25:12‘Thus says the Lord God, “Because Edom has acted against the house of Judah by taking vengeance, and has greatly offended and has incurred grievous guilt by taking revenge on them,”
- Ezekiel 35:3and say to it, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “Behold, Mount Seir, I am against you, And I will stretch out My hand against you And make you completely desolate.
- Joel 3:19Egypt will become a waste, And Edom will become a desolate wilderness, Because of their violence against the children of Judah, In whose land they have shed innocent blood.
- Amos 1:11Thus says the Lord, “For three transgressions of Edom [the descendants of Esau] and for four (multiplied delinquencies) I will not reverse its punishment or revoke My word concerning it, Because he pursued his brother Jacob (Israel) with the sword, Corrupting and stifling his compassions and casting off all mercy; His destructive anger raged continually, And he maintained [and nurtured] his wrath forever.
- Malachi 1:3but [in comparison with My love for Jacob] I have hated Esau (Edom), and I have made his mountains a wasteland, and have given his inheritance to the jackals of the wilderness.”
- Jeremiah 49:14I have heard a report from the Lord, And a messenger has been sent to the nations, saying, “Gather together and come against her, And rise up for the battle.”
- Jeremiah 51:46Now beware so that you do not lose heart, And so that you are not afraid at the rumor that will be heard in the land— For the rumor shall come one year, And after that another rumor in another year, And violence shall be in the land, Ruler against ruler—
- Matthew 24:6You will continually hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not frightened, for those things must take place, but that is not yet the end [of the age].
Commentaries on Obadiah 1:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1We have heard a rumor - See Jeremiah 49:14, where the same expressions are found. The prophet shows that the enemies of Idumea had confederated against it, and that Jehovah is now summoning them to march directly against it.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1The vision of Obadiah - , i. e., of “the worshiper of God.” The prophet would be known only by that which his name imports, that he worshiped God. He tells us in this double title, through whom the prophecy came, and from whom it came. His name authenticated the prophecy to the Jewish Church. Thenceforth, he chose to remain wholly hidden. He entitles it “a vision,” as the prophets were called “seers” 1 Samuel 9:9, although he relates, not the vision which…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Destruction to come upon Edom. Their offences against Jacob. (1-16) The restoration of the Jews, and their flourishing state in the latter times. (17-21) Verses 1-16 This prophecy is against Edom. Its destruction seems to have been typical, as their father Esau's rejection; and to refer to the destruction of the enemies of the gospel church. See the prediction of the success of that war; Edom shall be spoiled, and brought down. All the enemies of God's…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1The word vision introduces a prophetic book (Isaiah 1:1; Nahum 1:1). It also describes what a prophet saw or sensed as a divine message (Ezekiel 12:26–27; Daniel 8:1). A vision not from the Lord was false (Jeremiah 14:14; 23:16), proven by its failure to happen (Ezekiel 12:22–24). In contrast, true visions of events, whether near or far, do happen (Ezekiel 12:25; Habakkuk 2:3). Prophetic visions appeared in different forms, like dreams or extrasensory…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1This is the shortest book in the Old Testament. The name means "servant of Jehovah." Obadiah stands fourth among the minor prophets according to the Hebrew arrangement of the canon, the fifth according to the Greek. Some consider him to be the same as the Obadiah who superintended the restoration of the temple under Josiah, 627 B.C. (2Ch 34:12). But Ob 11-16, 20 imply that Jerusalem was by this time overthrown by the Chaldeans, and that he refers to the…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Obadiah 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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