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Obadiah 1:2-14

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.

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