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Obadiah 1:12-18

12But you should notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408gloatתֵּ֤רֶאTe.re'H7200in that dayבְיוֹם־ve.yom-H3117,your brother’sאָחִ֙יךָ֙'a.Chi.khaH251dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of misfortuneנָכְר֔וֹna.khe.RoH5235,norוְאַל־ve.'al-H408rejoiceתִּשְׂמַ֥חtis.MachH8055over the peopleלִבְנֵֽי־liv.nei-H1121of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063in the dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of their destructionאָבְדָ֑ם'a.ve.DamH6,norוְאַל־ve.'al-H408boast proudlyתַּגְדֵּ֥ל פִּ֖יךָtag.Del Pi.khaH1431 H6310in the dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117of their distressצָרָֽה׃tza.RahH6869.

13You should notאַל־'al-H408enterתָּב֤וֹאta.Vo'H935the gateבְשַֽׁעַר־ve.sha.'ar-H8179of My peopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971in the dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of their disasterאֵידָ֔ם'ei.DamH343,norאַל־'al-H408gloatתֵּ֧רֶאTe.re'H7200overגַם־gam-H1571אַתָּ֛ה'a.TahH859their afflictionבְּרָעָת֖וֹbe.ra.'a.ToH7451in the dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of their disasterאֵיד֑וֹ'ei.DoH343,norוְאַל־ve.'al-H408lootתִּשְׁלַ֥חְנָהtish.Lach.nahH7971their wealthבְחֵיל֖וֹve.chei.LoH2428in the dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117of their disasterאֵידֽוֹ׃'ei.DoH343.

14Nor should youוְאַֽל־ve.'al-H408standתַּעֲמֹד֙ta.'a.ModH5975atעַל־'al-H5921the crossroadsהַפֶּ֔רֶקha.Pe.rekH6563to cut offלְהַכְרִ֖יתle.hakh.RitH3772אֶת־'et-H853their fugitivesפְּלִיטָ֑יוpe.li.TavH6412,norוְאַל־ve.'al-H408deliver upתַּסְגֵּ֥רtas.GerH5462their survivorsשְׂרִידָ֖יוse.ri.DavH8300in the dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117of their distressצָרָֽה׃tza.RahH6869.

15Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the Dayיוֹם־yom-H3117of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068is nearקָר֥וֹבka.RovH7138forעַל־'al-H5921allכָּל־kol-H3605the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471.Asכַּאֲשֶׁ֤רka.'a.SherH834you have doneעָשִׂ֙יתָ֙'a.Si.taH6213,it will be doneיֵעָ֣שֶׂהye.'A.sehH6213to you;your recompenseגְּמֻלְךָ֖ge.mul.KhaH1576will returnיָשׁ֥וּבya.ShuvH7725upon your own headבְּרֹאשֶֽׁךָ׃be.ro.She.khaH7218.

16Forכִּ֗יKiH3588asכַּֽאֲשֶׁ֤רka.'a.SherH834you drankשְׁתִיתֶם֙she.ti.TemH8354onעַל־'al-H5921My holyקָדְשִׁ֔יkod.shiH6944mountainהַ֣רharH2022,so allכָֽל־khol-H3605the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471will drinkיִשְׁתּ֥וּyish.TuH8354continuallyתָּמִ֑ידta.MidH8548.They will drinkוְשָׁת֣וּve.sha.TuH8354and gulp it downוְלָע֔וּve.la.'UH3886;they will beוְהָי֖וּve.ha.YuH1961as if they had neverכְּל֥וֹאke.Lo'H3808existedהָיֽוּ׃ha.YuH1961.

17But on Mountוּבְהַ֥רu.ve.HarH2022Zionצִיּ֛וֹןtzi.YonH6726there will beתִּהְיֶ֥הtih.YehH1961deliveranceפְלֵיטָ֖הfe.lei.TahH6413,and it will beוְהָ֣יָהve.Ha.yahH1961holyקֹ֑דֶשׁKo.deshH6944,and the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Jacobיַֽעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290אֵ֖ת'etH853will reclaimוְיָֽרְשׁוּ֙ve.ya.re.ShuH3423their possessionמוֹרָֽשֵׁיהֶם׃mo.Ra.shei.hemH4180.

18Then the houseבֵית־veit-H1004of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֨בya.'a.KoH3290will beוְהָיָה֩ve.ha.YahH1961a blazing fireאֵ֜שׁ'eshH784,and the houseוּבֵ֧יתu.VeitH1004of Josephיוֹסֵ֣ףyo.SefH3130a burning flameלֶהָבָ֗הle.ha.VahH3852;but the houseוּבֵ֤יתu.VeitH1004of Esauעֵשָׂו֙'e.SavH6215will be stubbleלְקַ֔שׁle.KashH7179—Jacob will set it ablazeוְדָלְק֥וּve.dal.KuH1814and consume itוַאֲכָל֑וּםva.'a.kha.LumH398.Therefore noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808survivorשָׂרִיד֙sa.RidH8300will remainיִֽהְיֶ֤הyih.YehH1961from the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of Esauעֵשָׂ֔ו'e.SavH6215.”Forכִּ֥יkiH3588the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has spokenדִּבֵּֽר׃di.BerH1696.

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