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!
• 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!
• New Living Translation (NLT)Every nook and cranny of Edom will be searched and looted. Every treasure will be found and taken.

Context of Obadiah 1:6

4Though you soar like the eagle and make your nest among the stars, from there I will bring you down,” declares the Lord. 5“If thieves came to you, if robbers in the night— oh, what a disaster awaits you!— would they not steal only as much as they wanted? If grape pickers came to you, would they not leave a few grapes? But how Esau will be ransacked, his hidden treasures pillaged! 7All your allies will force you to the border; your friends will deceive and overpower you; those who eat your bread will set a trap for you, but you will not detect it. 8“In that day,” declares the Lord, “will I not destroy the wise men of Edom, those of understanding in the mountains of Esau?

Obadiah 1:6 word by word

אֵ֚יךְ נֶחְפְּשׂ֣וּ עֵשָׂ֔ו נִבְע֖וּ מַצְפֻּנָֽיו׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• of Esauעֵשָׂו‛êώâv · EsauH6215
• searched outחָפַשׂchâphaώ · to searchH2664
• are his hiddenמַצְפּוֹןmitspûn · treasureH4710
• things sought upבָּעָהbâ‛âh · to enquireH1158

Cross-references for Obadiah 1:6

• Psalms 139:1You have searched me, Lord, and you know me.
• Isaiah 10:13For he says: “ ‘By the strength of my hand I have done this, and by my wisdom, because I have understanding. I removed the boundaries of nations, I plundered their treasures; like a mighty one I subdued their kings.
• Isaiah 45:3I will give you hidden treasures, riches stored in secret places, so that you may know that I am the Lord, the God of Israel, who summons you by name.
• Jeremiah 49:10But I will strip Esau bare; I will uncover his hiding places, so that he cannot conceal himself. His armed men are destroyed, also his allies and neighbors, so there is no one to say,
• Jeremiah 50:37A sword against her horses and chariots and all the foreigners in her ranks! They will become weaklings. A sword against her treasures! They will be plundered.
• Matthew 6:19“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.
• Daniel 2:22He reveals deep and hidden things; he knows what lies in darkness, and 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

Topics related to Obadiah 1:6

• Deceit
• Esau

In the dictionaries

• Esau
• Hidden
• Obadiah, Book of

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