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Obadiah 1

1Thevisionחֲז֖וֹןcha.ZonH2377ofObadiahעֹֽבַדְיָ֑ה'oad.YahH5662.Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saiththeLordJehovahconcerningEdomלֶאֱד֗וֹםle.'e.DomH123:WehaveheardH8085tidingsfromJehovah,andanambassadorissentH7971amongthenationsבַּגּוֹיִ֣םba.go.YimH1471,sayingאָמַר֩'a.MarH559,AriseH6965ye,andletusriseH6965upagainstherinbattleלַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃la.mil.cha.MahH4421.

2Behold,Ihavemadeנְתַתִּ֖יךָne.ta.Ti.khaH5414theesmallקָטֹ֛ןka.TonH6996amongthenationsבַּגּוֹיִ֑םba.go.YimH1471: thou artgreatlydespisedH959.

3TheprideH2087ofthyheartלִבְּךָ֙li.be.KhaH3820hath deceived thee,Othouthatdwellestinthecleftsבְחַגְוֵי־ve.chag.vei-H2288oftherockסֶּ֖לַעSe.la'H5553,whosehabitationishighH4791;thatsaithinhisheartבְּלִבּ֔וֹbe.li.BoH3820,Whoshallbringיוֹרִדֵ֖נִיyo.ri.De.niH3381medownH3381tothegroundאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776?

4Thoughthou mountonhighתַּגְבִּ֣יהַּtag.Bi.ahH1361astheeagleכַּנֶּ֔שֶׁרka.Ne.sherH5404,andthoughthynestקִנֶּ֑ךָki.Ne.chaH7064besetשִׂ֣יםsimH7760amongthestarsכּֽוֹכָבִ֖יםko.kha.VimH3556,Iwillbringאוֹרִֽידְךָ֖'o.ri.de.KhaH3381theedownH3381fromthence, saithJehovah.

5IfthievesH1590cameH935tothee,ifrobbersbynightלַ֔יְלָהLay.lahH3915(howאֵ֣יךְ'eikhH349art thoucutoff!), wouldtheynotstealיִגְנְב֖וּyig.ne.VuH1589onlytilltheyhadenough?ifgrape-gathererscameH935tothee, wouldtheynotleaveיַשְׁאִ֥ירוּyash.'I.ruH7604somegleaninggrapes?

6Howאֵ֚יךְ'eikhH349arethethings ofEsauעֵשָׂ֔ו'e.SavH6215searchedH2664!howH349arehishiddentreasuressought out!

7AllthemenH376ofthy confederacyhavebroughttheeonthyway,eventotheborderהַגְּב֣וּלha.ge.VulH1366:themenH376thatwereatpeaceשְׁלֹמֶ֑ךָshe.lo.Me.khaH7965withtheehavedeceived thee,andprevailedיָכְל֥וּya.khe.LuH3201againstthee;theythateat thybreadH3899layasnareunderthee:thereisnounderstandingתְּבוּנָ֖הte.vu.NahH8394inhim.

8ShallInotinthatdayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117, saithJehovah,destroyוְהַאֲבַדְתִּ֤יve.ha.'a.vad.TiH6thewiseחֲכָמִים֙cha.kha.MimH2450menoutofEdomמֵֽאֱד֔וֹםme.'e.DomH123,andunderstandingוּתְבוּנָ֖הu.te.vu.NahH8394outofthemountofEsauעֵשָֽׂו׃'e.SavH6215?

9AndthymightyH1368menH376, OTemanתֵּימָ֑ןtei.ManH8487,shallbedismayedוְחַתּ֥וּve.cha.TuH2865,totheendthateveryoneH376maybecutיִכָּֽרֶת־yi.ka.ret-H3772offfromthemountofEsauעֵשָׂ֖ו'e.SavH6215byslaughter.

10Fortheviolenceמֵחֲמַ֛סme.cha.MasH2555donetothybrotherאָחִ֥יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290,shameבוּשָׁ֑הvu.ShahH955shallcoverתְּכַסְּךָ֣te.kha.se.KhaH3680thee,andthou shaltbecutוְנִכְרַ֖תָּve.nikh.Ra.taH3772offforeverלְעוֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769.

11Inthedayבְּיוֹם֙be.yOmH3117thatthou stoodestontheotherside,inthedayבְּי֛וֹםbe.YomH3117thatstrangersזָרִ֖יםza.RimH2114carriedawayhissubstance,andforeignersenteredintohisgatesH8179,andcastיַדּ֣וּya.DuH3032lotsגוֹרָ֔לgo.RalH1486uponJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389,eventhou wastasoneכְּאַחַ֥דke.'a.ChadH259ofthem.

12Butlookתֵּ֤רֶאTe.re'H7200notthouonthedayבְיוֹם־ve.yom-H3117ofthybrotherאָחִ֙יךָ֙'a.Chi.khaH251inthedayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117ofhisdisaster,andrejoiceתִּשְׂמַ֥חtis.MachH8055notoverthechildrenofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063inthedayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117oftheirdestruction;neitherspeakproudlyinthedayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117ofdistressH6869.

13Enternotintothegateבְשַֽׁעַר־ve.sha.'ar-H8179ofmypeopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971inthedayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117oftheircalamityH343; yea,lookתֵּ֧רֶאTe.re'H7200notthouontheirafflictioninthedayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117oftheircalamityH343,neitherlayye handsontheirsubstanceinthedayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117oftheircalamityH343.

14Andstandתַּעֲמֹד֙ta.'a.ModH5975thounotinthecrossway,tocutלְהַכְרִ֖יתle.hakh.RitH3772offthoseofhisthatescapeH6412;anddeliverתַּסְגֵּ֥רtas.GerH5462notupthoseofhisthatremainH5975inthedayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117ofdistressH6869.

15Forthedayיוֹם־yom-H3117ofJehovahisnearuponallthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471:asthou hastdone,itshallbedoneunto thee; thy dealingshallreturnיָשׁ֥וּבya.ShuvH7725uponthine ownheadבְּרֹאשֶֽׁךָ׃be.ro.She.khaH7218.

16Forasyehavedrunkשְׁתִיתֶם֙she.ti.TemH8354uponmyholyH6944mountainהַ֣רharH2022,soshallallthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471drinkיִשְׁתּ֥וּyish.TuH8354continuallyתָּמִ֑ידta.MidH8548;yea,theyshalldrinkוְשָׁת֣וּve.sha.TuH8354,andswallowdown,andshallbeH1961asthoughtheyhadnotbeenH1961.

17ButinmountZionצִיּ֛וֹןtzi.YonH6726thereshallbeתִּהְיֶ֥הtih.YehH1961thosethatescapeH6413,anditshallbeוְהָ֣יָהve.Ha.yahH1961holyקֹ֑דֶשׁKo.deshH6944;andthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJacobיַֽעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290shallpossessH3423theirpossessions.

18Andthehouseבֵית־veit-H1004ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֨בya.'a.KoH3290shallbeH1961afireאֵ֜שׁ'eshH784,andthehouseוּבֵ֧יתu.VeitH1004ofJosephיוֹסֵ֣ףyo.SefH3130aflameלֶהָבָ֗הle.ha.VahH3852,andthehouseוּבֵ֤יתu.VeitH1004ofEsauעֵשָׂו֙'e.SavH6215forstubbleלְקַ֔שׁle.KashH7179,andtheyshallburnamongthem,anddevourH398them;andthereshallnotbeH1961anyremainingtothehouseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004ofEsauעֵשָׂ֔ו'e.SavH6215;forJehovahhathspokenדִּבֵּֽר׃di.BerH1696it.

19AndtheyoftheSouthH5045shallpossessH3423themountofEsauעֵשָׂ֗ו'e.SavH6215,andtheyofthelowlandthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430;andtheyshallpossessH3423thefieldH7704ofEphraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,andthefieldH7704ofSamariaשֹׁמְר֑וֹןsho.me.RonH8111;andBenjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֖ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144shallpossessH3423Gileadהַגִּלְעָֽד׃ha.gil.'AdH1568.

20AndthecaptivesofthishostofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478,thatareamongtheCanaanitesכְּנַעֲנִים֙ke.na.'a.NimH3669,shallpossessH3423evenuntoZarephathצָ֣רְפַ֔תtza.re.FatH6886;andthecaptivesofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,thatareinSepharad,shallpossessH3423thecitiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892oftheSouthH5045.

21AndsavioursshallcomeuponmountZionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726tojudgeH8199themountofEsauעֵשָׂ֑ו'e.SavH6215;andthekingdomshallbeH1961Jehovah’s.

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