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Obadiah 1:1-9

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.

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