New American Standard Bible 1995

Obadiah 1:1-5

1The visionH2377 of ObadiahH5662. ThusH3541 saysH559 the LordH136 1GodH3068 concerning 2EdomH112-- 3We have heardH8085 a reportH8052 from the LordH3068, And an 4envoyH6735 has been sentH7971 among the nationsH1471 saying, “5AriseH6965 and let us goH6965 againstH5921 her for battleH4421”--2“BeholdH2009, I will makeH5414 you 6smallH6996 among the nationsH1471; You are greatlyH3966 despisedH959.3The 7arroganceH2087 of your heartH3820 has deceivedH5378 you, You who liveH7931 in the cleftsH2288 of 8the 9rockH5553, In the loftinessH4791 of your dwellingH7931 placeH7675, Who sayH559 in your heartH3820, ‘10WhoH4310 will bringH3381 me downH3381 to earthH776?’4ThoughH518 you 11buildH1361 highH1361 like the eagleH5404, ThoughH518 you setH7760 your nestH7064 amongH996 the 12starsH3556, From thereH8033 I will bringH3381 you downH3381,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068.5“IfH518 13thievesH1590 cameH935 to you, IfH518 14robbersH7703 by nightH3915-- O howH349 you will be ruinedH1820!-- Would they not stealH1589 only 15until they hadH1767 enoughH1767? IfH518 grape gatherersH1219 cameH935 to you, 16Would they not leaveH7604 some gleaningsH5955?

Notes

1. Obadiah 1:1 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord ↩
2. Obadiah 1:1 Ps 137:7; Is 21:11, 12; 34:1-17; 63:1-6; Jer 49:7-22; Ezek 25:12-14; 35:15; Joel 3:19; Amos 1:11, 12; Mal 1:4 ↩
3. Obadiah 1:1 Jer 49:14-16; Obad 1-4 ↩
4. Obadiah 1:1 Is 18:2; 30:4 ↩
5. Obadiah 1:1 Jer 6:4, 5 ↩
6. Obadiah 1:2 Num 24:18; Is 23:9 ↩
7. Obadiah 1:3 Is 16:6; Jer 49:16 ↩
8. Obadiah 1:3 Or Sela ↩
9. Obadiah 1:3 2 Kin 14:7; 2 Chr 25:11f ↩
10. Obadiah 1:3 Is 14:13-15; Rev 18:7 ↩
11. Obadiah 1:4 Job 20:6, 7; Hab 2:9 ↩
12. Obadiah 1:4 Is 14:12-15 ↩
13. Obadiah 1:5 Jer 49:9 ↩
14. Obadiah 1:5 Lit devastators of the night ↩
15. Obadiah 1:5 Lit their sufficiency ↩
16. Obadiah 1:5 Deut 24:21 ↩