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Obadiah 1

1Thevisionחֲז֖וֹןcha.ZonH2377ofObadiahעֹֽבַדְיָ֑ה'oad.YahH5662.Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saiththeLordJehovahconcerningEdomלֶאֱד֗וֹםle.'e.DomH123:WehaveheardH8085areportשְׁמוּעָ֨הshe.mu.'AhH8052fromJehovah,andanambassadorissentH7971amongthenationsבַּגּוֹיִ֣םba.go.YimH1471.AriseH6965ye,andletusriseH6965upagainstherinbattleלַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃la.mil.cha.MahH4421.

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

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

4Thoughthou exalt thyselfastheeagleכַּנֶּ֔שֶׁרka.Ne.sherH5404,andthoughthousetשִׂ֣יםsimH7760thynestקִנֶּ֑ךָki.Ne.chaH7064amongthestarsכּֽוֹכָבִ֖יםko.kha.VimH3556, thencewillIbringאוֹרִֽידְךָ֖'o.ri.de.KhaH3381theedownH3381, saithJehovah.

5IfthievesH1590hadcomeH935tothee,ifrobbersbynightלַ֔יְלָהLay.lahH3915, (howאֵ֣יךְ'eikhH349art thoucutoff!) wouldtheynothavestolenיִגְנְב֖וּyig.ne.VuH1589[till]theyhadhadenough?Ifgrape-gatherershadcomeH935tothee, wouldtheynothaveleftיַשְׁאִ֥ירוּyash.'I.ruH7604somegleaningsעֹלֵלֽוֹת׃o.le.LotH5955?

6Howאֵ֚יךְ'eikhH349isEsauעֵשָׂ֔ו'e.SavH6215searchedH2664!hishiddenthings sought out!

7AllthemenH376ofthy confederacyhavepushed theetotheborderהַגְּב֣וּלha.ge.VulH1366;themenH376thatwereatpeaceשְׁלֹמֶ֑ךָshe.lo.Me.khaH7965withtheehavedeceived thee,theyhaveprevailedיָכְל֥וּya.khe.LuH3201againstthee; [theythateat] thybreadH3899havelaidasnareunderthee.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.

10Becauseofviolenceמֵחֲמַ֛סme.cha.MasH2555againstthybrotherאָחִ֥יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290,shameבוּשָׁ֑הvu.ShahH955shallcoverתְּכַסְּךָ֣te.kha.se.KhaH3680thee,andthou shaltbecutוְנִכְרַ֖תָּve.nikh.Ra.taH3772offforeverלְעוֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769.

11Inthedayבְּיוֹם֙be.yOmH3117thatthou stoodestontheotherside,inthedayבְּי֛וֹםbe.YomH3117thatstrangersזָרִ֖יםza.RimH2114carriedawaycaptiveשְׁב֥וֹתshe.VotH7617hissubstance,andforeignersenteredintohisgatesH8179,andcastיַדּ֣וּya.DuH3032lotsגוֹרָ֔לgo.RalH1486uponJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389,eventhou wastasoneכְּאַחַ֥דke.'a.ChadH259ofthem.

12Butthou shouldestnothavelookedתֵּ֤רֶאTe.re'H7200onthedayבְיוֹם־ve.yom-H3117ofthybrotherאָחִ֙יךָ֙'a.Chi.khaH251inthedayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117ofhisdisaster;neithershouldest thouhaverejoicedתִּשְׂמַ֥חtis.MachH8055overthechildrenofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063inthedayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117oftheirdestruction;norhaveopenedwidethymouthפִּ֖יךָPi.khaH6310inthedayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117ofdistressH6869.

13Thou shouldestnothaveenteredintothegateבְשַֽׁעַר־ve.sha.'ar-H8179ofmypeopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971inthedayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117oftheircalamityH343,norhavelookedתֵּ֧רֶאTe.re'H7200,eventhou,ontheirafflictioninthedayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117oftheircalamityH343,neithershouldest thouhavelaid[hands]ontheirsubstanceinthedayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117oftheircalamityH343;

14andthou shouldestnothavestoodתַּעֲמֹד֙ta.'a.ModH5975onthecrossway,tocutלְהַכְרִ֖יתle.hakh.RitH3772offthoseofhisthatdidescapeH6412,norhavedeliveredתַּסְגֵּ֥רtas.GerH5462upthoseremainingofhiminthedayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117ofdistressH6869.

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

16Forasyehavedrunkשְׁתִיתֶם֙she.ti.TemH8354uponmyholyH6944mountainהַ֣רharH2022,soshallallthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471drinkיִשְׁתּ֥וּyish.TuH8354continuallyתָּמִ֑ידta.MidH8548;yea,theyshalldrinkוְשָׁת֣וּve.sha.TuH8354,andshallswallowdown,andtheyshallbeH1961asthoughtheyhadnotbeenH1961.

17ButuponmountZionצִיּ֛וֹןtzi.YonH6726shalltherebeתִּהְיֶ֥הtih.YehH1961deliveranceפְלֵיטָ֖הfe.lei.TahH6413,anditshallbeוְהָ֣יָהve.Ha.yahH1961holyקֹ֑דֶשׁKo.deshH6944;andthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJacobיַֽעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290shallpossessH3423theirpossessions.

18Andthehouseבֵית־veit-H1004ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֨בya.'a.KoH3290shallbeH1961afireאֵ֜שׁ'eshH784,andthehouseוּבֵ֧יתu.VeitH1004ofJosephיוֹסֵ֣ףyo.SefH3130aflameלֶהָבָ֗הle.ha.VahH3852,andthehouseוּבֵ֤יתu.VeitH1004ofEsauעֵשָׂו֙'e.SavH6215forstubbleלְקַ֔שׁle.KashH7179;andtheyshallkindleinthemanddevourH398them;andthereshallnotbeH1961anyremainingofthehouseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004ofEsauעֵשָׂ֔ו'e.SavH6215:forJehovahhathspokenדִּבֵּֽר׃di.BerH1696[it].

19And[theyof]thesouthH5045shallpossessH3423themountofEsauעֵשָׂ֗ו'e.SavH6215;andtheyofthelowlandthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430; yea,theyshallpossessH3423thefieldH7704ofEphraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669andthefieldH7704ofSamariaשֹׁמְר֑וֹןsho.me.RonH8111;andBenjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֖ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144[shallpossessH3423]Gileadהַגִּלְעָֽד׃ha.gil.'AdH1568;

20andthecaptivesofthishostofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478[shallpossessH3423]whatbelongedtotheCanaanitesכְּנַעֲנִים֙ke.na.'a.NimH3669, untoZarephathצָ֣רְפַ֔תtza.re.FatH6886;andthecaptivesofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,who[were]inSepharad,shallpossessH3423thecitiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892ofthesouthH5045.

21AndsavioursshallcomeuponmountZionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726,tojudgeH8199themountofEsauעֵשָׂ֑ו'e.SavH6215;andthekingdomshallbeH1961Jehovah's.

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