Revised Literal Translation

Obadiah 1:3-7

3The prideזְד֤וֹןze.DonH2087of thine heartלִבְּךָ֙li.be.KhaH3820hath deceivedהִשִּׁיאֶ֔ךָhi.shi.'E.khaH5377thee, thou that dwellestשֹׁכְנִ֥יsho.khe.NiH7931in the cleftsבְחַגְוֵי־ve.chag.vei-H2288of the rockסֶּ֖לַעSe.la'H5553,whose habitationH3427ishighמְר֣וֹםme.RomH4791;that saithאֹמֵ֣ר'o.MerH559in his heartבְּלִבּ֔וֹbe.li.BoH3820,Who shall bring me downיוֹרִדֵ֖נִיyo.ri.De.niH3381to the groundאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776?

4Though thou exaltתַּגְבִּ֣יהַּtag.Bi.ahH1361thyselfas the eagleכַּנֶּ֔שֶׁרka.Ne.sherH5404,and though thou setשִׂ֣יםsimH7760thy nestקִנֶּ֑ךָki.Ne.chaH7064among the starsכּֽוֹכָבִ֖יםko.kha.VimH3556,thence will I bring thee downאוֹרִֽידְךָ֖'o.ri.de.KhaH3381,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

5If thievesגַּנָּבִ֤יםga.na.VimH1590cameבָּאֽוּ־ba.'u-H935to thee, if robbersשׁ֣וֹדְדֵיSho.deiH7703by nightלַ֔יְלָהLay.lahH3915, (how art thou cut offנִדְמֵ֔יתָהnid.Mei.tahH1820!)would they not have stolenיִגְנְב֖וּyig.ne.VuH1589till they had enoughדַּיָּ֑םdai.YamH1767?if the grapegatherersבֹּֽצְרִים֙bo.tze.RimH1219cameבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935to thee, would they not leaveיַשְׁאִ֥ירוּyash.'I.ruH7604somegrapesעֹלֵלֽוֹת׃o.le.LotH5955?

6How are the thingsof Esauעֵשָׂ֔ו'e.SavH6215searched outנֶחְפְּשׂ֣וּnech.pe.SuH2664! howare his hiddenמַצְפֻּנָֽיו׃matz.pu.NavH4710things sought upנִבְע֖וּniv.'UH1158!

7All the menאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582of thy confederacyבְרִיתֶ֔ךָve.ri.Te.khaH1285have broughtשִׁלְּח֗וּךָshi.le.Chu.khaH7971thee evento the borderהַגְּב֣וּלha.ge.VulH1366:the menאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582that were at peaceשְׁלֹמֶ֑ךָshe.lo.Me.khaH7965with thee have deceivedהִשִּׁיא֛וּךָhi.shi.'U.khaH5377thee, andprevailedיָכְל֥וּya.khe.LuH3201against thee; they that eatthy breadלַחְמְךָ֗lach.me.KhaH3899have laidיָשִׂ֤ימוּya.Si.muH7760a woundמָזוֹר֙ma.zOrH4204under thee: there isnone understandingתְּבוּנָ֖הte.vu.NahH8394in him.

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