New American Standard Bible 2020
Obadiah 1:6
Obadiah 1:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)How are the things of Esau searched out! how are his hidden things sought up!
- New International Version (NIV)But how Esau will be ransacked, his hidden treasures pillaged!
- English Standard Version (ESV)How Esau has been pillaged, his treasures sought out!
- New King James Version (NKJV)“Oh, how Esau shall be searched out! How his hidden treasures shall be sought after!
Context of Obadiah 1:6
4Though you make your home high like the eagle, Though you set your nest among the stars, From there I will bring you down,” declares the Lord. 5“If thieves came to you, If robbers by night-- Oh how you will be ruined!-- Would they not steal only until they had enough? If grape-pickers came to you, Would they not leave some gleanings? Oh how Esau will be searched, And his hidden treasures searched out! 7All the people allied with you Will send you to the border, And the people at peace with you Will deceive you and overpower you. They who eat your bread Will set an ambush for you. (There is no understanding in him.) 8Will I not on that day,” declares the Lord, “Eliminate wise men from Edom, And understanding from the mountain of Esau?
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אֵ֚יךְ נֶחְפְּשׂ֣וּ עֵשָׂ֔ו נִבְע֖וּ מַצְפֻּנָֽיו׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Obadiah 1:6
- Psalms 139:1Lord, You have searched me and known me.
- Isaiah 10:13For he has said, “By the power of my hand and by my wisdom I did this, Because I have understanding; And I removed the boundaries of the peoples And plundered their treasures, And like a powerful man I brought down their inhabitants,
- Isaiah 45:3I will give you the treasures of darkness And hidden wealth of secret places, So that you may know that it is I, The Lord, the God of Israel, who calls you by your name.
- Jeremiah 49:10But I have stripped Esau bare, I have uncovered his hiding places So that he will not be able to conceal himself; His offspring have been destroyed along with his brothers And his neighbors, and he no longer exists.
- Jeremiah 50:37A sword against their horses, against their chariots, And against all the foreigners who are in the midst of her, And they will become women! A sword against her treasures, and they will be plundered!
- Matthew 6:19“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.
- Daniel 2:22It is He who reveals the profound and hidden things; He knows what is in the darkness, And the light dwells with Him.
Commentaries on Obadiah 1:6
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6How are the things of Esau searched out! - literally, “How are Esau, out searched!” i. e., Esau, as a whole and in all its parts and in all its belongings, all its people and all its property, one and all. The name “Esau” speaks of them as a whole; the plural verb, “are outsearched,” represents all its parts. The word signifies a diligent search and tracking out, as in Zephaniah Zephaniah 1:12, “I will search out Jerusalem with candles,” as a man holdeth…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6Esau: The Hebrew text uses the name of Esau, who was Jacob’s brother. This shows Edom broke a brotherly relationship (Obadiah 1:10–14).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. How are the things of Esau searched out!--by hostile soldiers seeking booty. Compare with Ob 5, 6 here, Jr 49:9, 10. hidden things--or "places." Edom abounded in such hiding-places, as caves, clefts in the rock, &c. None of these would be left unexplored by the foe.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Obadiah 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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