Obadiah 1
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Obadiah 1:1-9

1The visionH2377 of ObadiahH5662. ThisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH136 1GodH3068 saysH559 concerning 2EdomH112-- 3We have heardH8085 a reportH8052 from the LordH3068, And a 4messengerH6735 has been sentH7971 among the nationsH1471 saying, “5AriseH6965, and let’s goH6965 upH6965 againstH5921 her for battleH4421”--2“BeholdH2009, I will makeH5414 you 6smallH6996 among the nationsH1471; You areH959 greatlyH3966 despisedH959.3The 7arroganceH2087 of your heartH3820 has deceivedH5378 you, The one who livesH7931 in the cleftsH2288 of 8the 9rockH5553, On the heightH4791 of his dwellingH7675 placeH7675, Who saysH559 in his heartH3820, ‘10WhoH4310 will bringH3381 me downH3381 to earthH776?’4ThoughH518 you 11makeH1361 your home 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-- OhH349 howH349 you will be ruinedH1820!-- Would they not stealH1589 only 15until they had enoughH1767? IfH518 grape-pickersH1219 cameH935 to you, 16Would they not leaveH7604 some gleaningsH5955?6OhH349 howH349 EsauH6215 will be 17searchedH2664, And his hiddenH4710 treasuresH4710 searchedH1158 outH1158!7AllH3605 the 18peopleH376 19alliedH1285 with you Will sendH7971 you to the borderH1366, And the peopleH376 at peaceH7965 with you Will deceiveH5378 you and overpowerH3201 you. They who eat your 20breadH3899 Will setH7760 an ambushH4204 for you. (ThereH369 isH369 21noH369 understandingH8394 22in him.)8Will I not on that dayH3117,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068, “23EliminateH6 wiseH2450 menH2450 from EdomH112, And understandingH8394 from the mountainH2022 of EsauH6215?9Then your 24warriorsH1368 will be filledH2865 withH2865 terrorH2865, 25TemanH8487, SoH4616 thatH4616 everyoneH376 will be 26eliminatedH3772 from the mountainH2022 of EsauH6215 by murderH6993.

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  1. 1. Obadiah 1:1 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord ↩
  2. 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. 3. Obadiah 1:1 Jer 49:14-16; Obad 1-4 ↩
  4. 4. Obadiah 1:1 Is 18:2; 30:4 ↩
  5. 5. Obadiah 1:1 Jer 6:4, 5 ↩
  6. 6. Obadiah 1:2 Num 24:18; Is 23:9 ↩
  7. 7. Obadiah 1:3 Is 16:6; Jer 49:16 ↩
  8. 8. Obadiah 1:3 Or Sela ↩
  9. 9. Obadiah 1:3 2 Kin 14:7; 2 Chr 25:11f ↩
  10. 10. Obadiah 1:3 Is 14:13-15; Rev 18:7 ↩
  11. 11. Obadiah 1:4 Job 20:6, 7; Hab 2:9 ↩
  12. 12. Obadiah 1:4 Is 14:12-15 ↩
  13. 13. Obadiah 1:5 Jer 49:9 ↩
  14. 14. Obadiah 1:5 Lit devastators of the night ↩
  15. 15. Obadiah 1:5 Lit their sufficiency ↩
  16. 16. Obadiah 1:5 Deut 24:21 ↩
  17. 17. Obadiah 1:6 Jer 49:10 ↩
  18. 18. Obadiah 1:7 Jer 30:14 ↩
  19. 19. Obadiah 1:7 Lit of your covenant ↩
  20. 20. Obadiah 1:7 Ps 41:9 ↩
  21. 21. Obadiah 1:7 Is 19:11; Jer 49:7 ↩
  22. 22. Obadiah 1:7 I.e., in Esau; or of it ↩
  23. 23. Obadiah 1:8 Job 5:12-14; Is 29:14 ↩
  24. 24. Obadiah 1:9 Jer 49:22 ↩
  25. 25. Obadiah 1:9 Gen 36:11; 1 Chr 1:45; Job 2:11; Jer 49:7; Ezek 25:13; Amos 1:12; Hab 3:3 ↩
  26. 26. Obadiah 1:9 Is 34:5-8; 63:1-3; Obad 5 ↩

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