Obadiah 1
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Obadiah 1:3-7

3The 1arroganceH2087 of your heartH3820 has deceivedH5378 you, The one who livesH7931 in the cleftsH2288 of 2the 3rockH5553, On the heightH4791 of his dwellingH7675 placeH7675, Who saysH559 in his heartH3820, ‘4WhoH4310 will bringH3381 me downH3381 to earthH776?’4ThoughH518 you 5makeH1361 your home highH1361 like the eagleH5404, ThoughH518 you setH7760 your nestH7064 amongH996 the 6starsH3556, From thereH8033 I will bringH3381 you downH3381,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068.5“IfH518 7thievesH1590 cameH935 to you, IfH518 8robbersH7703 by nightH3915-- OhH349 howH349 you will be ruinedH1820!-- Would they not stealH1589 only 9until they had enoughH1767? IfH518 grape-pickersH1219 cameH935 to you, 10Would they not leaveH7604 some gleaningsH5955?6OhH349 howH349 EsauH6215 will be 11searchedH2664, And his hiddenH4710 treasuresH4710 searchedH1158 outH1158!7AllH3605 the 12peopleH376 13alliedH1285 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 14breadH3899 Will setH7760 an ambushH4204 for you. (ThereH369 isH369 15noH369 understandingH8394 16in him.)

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Notes

  1. 1. Obadiah 1:3 Is 16:6; Jer 49:16 ↩
  2. 2. Obadiah 1:3 Or Sela ↩
  3. 3. Obadiah 1:3 2 Kin 14:7; 2 Chr 25:11f ↩
  4. 4. Obadiah 1:3 Is 14:13-15; Rev 18:7 ↩
  5. 5. Obadiah 1:4 Job 20:6, 7; Hab 2:9 ↩
  6. 6. Obadiah 1:4 Is 14:12-15 ↩
  7. 7. Obadiah 1:5 Jer 49:9 ↩
  8. 8. Obadiah 1:5 Lit devastators of the night ↩
  9. 9. Obadiah 1:5 Lit their sufficiency ↩
  10. 10. Obadiah 1:5 Deut 24:21 ↩
  11. 11. Obadiah 1:6 Jer 49:10 ↩
  12. 12. Obadiah 1:7 Jer 30:14 ↩
  13. 13. Obadiah 1:7 Lit of your covenant ↩
  14. 14. Obadiah 1:7 Ps 41:9 ↩
  15. 15. Obadiah 1:7 Is 19:11; Jer 49:7 ↩
  16. 16. Obadiah 1:7 I.e., in Esau; or of it ↩

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