Revised Version 1895

Obadiah 1

1Thevisionחֲז֖וֹןcha.ZonH2377ofObadiahעֹֽבַדְיָ֑ה'oad.YahH5662.Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLordH3068GODH3068concerningEdomלֶאֱד֗וֹםle.'e.DomH123:WeH8085haveheardH8085tidingsשְׁמוּעָ֨הshe.mu.'AhH8052from theLORDH3068, and an ambassador issentH7971among thenationsבַּגּוֹיִ֣םba.go.YimH1471,sayingאָמַר֩'a.MarH559,AriseH6965ye, andletH7971usH5921riseH6965upH6965againstH5921herH7971inbattleלַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃la.mil.cha.MahH4421.

2Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009, I havemadeנְתַתִּ֖יךָne.ta.Ti.khaH5414theesmallקָטֹ֛ןka.TonH6996among thenationsבַּגּוֹיִ֑םba.go.YimH1471: thou artgreatlyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966despisedבָּז֥וּיba.ZuiH959.

3Theprideזְד֤וֹןze.DonH2087of thineheartלִבְּךָ֙li.be.KhaH3820hath deceived thee, O thou that dwellest in thecleftsבְחַגְוֵי־ve.chag.vei-H2288of therockסֶּ֖לַעSe.la'H5553,whoseמִ֥יmiH4310habitation ishighמְר֣וֹםme.RomH4791; that saith in hisheartבְּלִבּ֔וֹbe.li.BoH3820, Who shallbringיוֹרִדֵ֖נִיyo.ri.De.niH3381meH3381downH3381to thegroundאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776?

4Thoughאִם־'im-H518thou mount onhighתַּגְבִּ֣יהַּtag.Bi.ahH1361as theeagleכַּנֶּ֔שֶׁרka.Ne.sherH5404, andthoughוְאִם־ve.'im-H518thynestקִנֶּ֑ךָki.Ne.chaH7064besetשִׂ֣יםsimH7760among thestarsכּֽוֹכָבִ֖יםko.kha.VimH3556, I willbringאוֹרִֽידְךָ֖'o.ri.de.KhaH3381theedownH3381from thence, saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

5Ifאִם־'im-H518thievesגַּנָּבִ֤יםga.na.VimH1590cameבָּאֽוּ־ba.'u-H935to thee,ifאִם־'im-H518robbersשׁ֣וֹדְדֵיSho.deiH7703bynightלַ֔יְלָהLay.lahH3915, (howאֵ֣יךְ'eikhH349art thoucutH1820offH1820!) would theynotהֲל֥וֹאha.Lo'H3808stealיִגְנְב֖וּyig.ne.VuH1589till they hadenoughדַּיָּ֑םdai.YamH1767?ifאִם־'im-H518grapegathererscameבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935to thee, would theynotהֲל֖וֹאha.Lo'H3808leaveיַשְׁאִ֥ירוּyash.'I.ruH7604someH5955gleaningH5955grapes?

6Howאֵ֚יךְ'eikhH349are the things ofEsauעֵשָׂ֔ו'e.SavH6215searchedנֶחְפְּשׂ֣וּnech.pe.SuH2664out!howH349are hishiddenH4710treasuresH4710sought up!

7AllH3605themenH376of thy confederacy havebroughtH7760thee on thywayH3605,evenעַֽד־'ad-H5704to theborderהַגְּב֣וּלha.ge.VulH1366: themenH376that were atpeaceשְׁלֹמֶ֑ךָshe.lo.Me.khaH7965with thee have deceived thee, andprevailedיָכְל֥וּya.khe.LuH3201againstH376thee; they that eat thybreadלַחְמְךָ֗lach.me.KhaH3899layH7760a snareunderתַּחְתֶּ֔יךָtach.Tei.khaH8478thee: there isnoneאֵ֥ין'einH369understandingתְּבוּנָ֖הte.vu.NahH8394in him.

8Shall Inotהֲל֛וֹאha.Lo'H3808in thatdayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117, saith theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,destroyוְהַאֲבַדְתִּ֤יve.ha.'a.vad.TiH6thewiseחֲכָמִים֙cha.kha.MimH2450menH2450outH6ofEdomמֵֽאֱד֔וֹםme.'e.DomH123, andunderstandingוּתְבוּנָ֖הu.te.vu.NahH8394outH6of themountמֵהַ֥רme.HarH2022ofEsauעֵשָֽׂו׃'e.SavH6215?

9And thymightyגִבּוֹרֶ֖יךָgi.bo.Rei.khaH1368menH376, OTemanתֵּימָ֑ןtei.ManH8487, shall bedismayedוְחַתּ֥וּve.cha.TuH2865, to the end thateveryH376one may becutיִכָּֽרֶת־yi.ka.ret-H3772offH3772from themountמֵהַ֥רme.HarH2022ofEsauעֵשָׂ֖ו'e.SavH6215byslaughterמִקָּֽטֶל׃mi.Ka.telH6993.

10For theviolenceמֵחֲמַ֛סme.cha.MasH2555done to thybrotherאָחִ֥יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290shameבוּשָׁ֑הvu.ShahH955shallcoverתְּכַסְּךָ֣te.kha.se.KhaH3680thee, and thou shalt becutוְנִכְרַ֖תָּve.nikh.Ra.taH3772offH3772foreverלְעוֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769.

11In thedayבְּיוֹם֙be.yOmH3117that thou stoodest on theotherכְּאַחַ֥דke.'a.ChadH259sideמִנֶּ֔גֶדmi.Ne.gedH5048, in thedayבְּי֛וֹםbe.YomH3117thatstrangersזָרִ֖יםza.RimH2114carriedH7617awayH7617hissubstanceחֵיל֑וֹchei.LoH2428, andforeignersH2114enteredH935intoH935hisgatesשְׁעָרָ֗יוsha.'a.rovH8179, andcastיַדּ֣וּya.DuH3032lotsגוֹרָ֔לgo.RalH1486uponוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389,evenגַּם־gam-H1571thou wast as one of them.

12Butlookתֵּ֤רֶאTe.re'H7200notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408thou on thedayבְיוֹם־ve.yom-H3117of thybrotherאָחִ֙יךָ֙'a.Chi.khaH251in thedayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of his disaster, andrejoiceתִּשְׂמַ֥חtis.MachH8055notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408over thechildrenלִבְנֵֽי־liv.nei-H1121ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063in thedayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of theirdestructionאָבְדָ֑ם'a.ve.DamH6;neitherוְאַל־ve.'al-H408speakפִּ֖יךָPi.khaH6310proudly in thedayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117ofdistressצָרָֽה׃tza.RahH6869.

13EnterH935notH408intoH935thegateבְשַֽׁעַר־ve.sha.'ar-H8179of mypeopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971in thedayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of theircalamityאֵידָ֔ם'ei.DamH343; yea,lookתֵּ֧רֶאTe.re'H7200notH408thou on their affliction in thedayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of theircalamityאֵיד֑וֹ'ei.DoH343,neitherגַם־gam-H1571layתִּשְׁלַ֥חְנָהtish.Lach.nahH7971ye hands on theirsubstanceבְחֵיל֖וֹve.chei.LoH2428in thedayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117of theircalamityאֵידֽוֹ׃'ei.DoH343.

14Andstandתַּעֲמֹד֙ta.'a.ModH5975thounotוְאַֽל־ve.'al-H408in the crossway, tocutלְהַכְרִ֖יתle.hakh.RitH3772offH3772thoseH5921of his thatescapeפְּלִיטָ֑יוpe.li.TavH6412; anddeliverתַּסְגֵּ֥רtas.GerH5462notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408upH5975thoseH5921of his thatremainH5975in thedayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117ofdistressצָרָֽה׃tza.RahH6869.

15For thedayיוֹם־yom-H3117of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068isnearקָר֥וֹבka.RovH7138uponH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471: as thou hastdoneעָשִׂ֙יתָ֙'a.Si.taH6213, it shall bedoneיֵעָ֣שֶׂהye.'A.sehH6213unto thee; thy dealing shallreturnיָשׁ֥וּבya.ShuvH7725uponH5921thine ownheadבְּרֹאשֶֽׁךָ׃be.ro.She.khaH7218.

16For as ye havedrunkשְׁתִיתֶם֙she.ti.TemH8354uponעַל־'al-H5921myholyקָדְשִׁ֔יkod.shiH6944mountainהַ֣רharH2022,soH1961shallallכָֽל־khol-H3605thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471drinkיִשְׁתּ֥וּyish.TuH8354continuallyתָּמִ֑ידta.MidH8548,yeaH3588, they shalldrinkוְשָׁת֣וּve.sha.TuH8354, and swallowdownH8354, and shall be asthoughH3588they hadnotכְּל֥וֹאke.Lo'H3808been.

17But inmountוּבְהַ֥רu.ve.HarH2022Zionצִיּ֛וֹןtzi.YonH6726there shall bethoseאֵ֖ת'etH853thatescapeפְלֵיטָ֖הfe.lei.TahH6413, and it shall beholyקֹ֑דֶשׁKo.deshH6944; and thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJacobיַֽעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290shallpossessוְיָֽרְשׁוּ֙ve.ya.re.ShuH3423theirpossessionsמוֹרָֽשֵׁיהֶם׃mo.Ra.shei.hemH4180.

18And thehouseבֵית־veit-H1004ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֨בya.'a.KoH3290shall be afireאֵ֜שׁ'eshH784, and thehouseוּבֵ֧יתu.VeitH1004ofJosephיוֹסֵ֣ףyo.SefH3130aflameלֶהָבָ֗הle.ha.VahH3852, and thehouseוּבֵ֤יתu.VeitH1004ofEsauעֵשָׂו֙'e.SavH6215forstubbleלְקַ֔שׁle.KashH7179, and they shall burn among them, anddevourוַאֲכָל֑וּםva.'a.kha.LumH398them: and there shallnotוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808beanyH1961remaining to thehouseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004ofEsauעֵשָׂ֔ו'e.SavH6215; for theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hathspokenדִּבֵּֽר׃di.BerH1696it.

19And they of theSouthהַנֶּ֜גֶבha.Ne.gevH5045shallpossessH3423themountהַ֣רharH2022ofEsauעֵשָׂ֗ו'e.SavH6215; and they of thelowlandוְהַשְּׁפֵלָה֙ve.ha.she.fe.LahH8219thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430and they shallpossessH3423thefieldשְׂדֵ֣הse.DehH7704ofEphraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669, and thefieldשְׂדֵ֣הse.DehH7704ofSamariaשֹׁמְר֑וֹןsho.me.RonH8111: andBenjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֖ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144shallpossessH3423Gileadהַגִּלְעָֽד׃ha.gil.'AdH1568.

20And the captivity of thishostהַֽחֵל־ha.chel-H2426of thechildrenלִבְנֵ֨יliv.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whichאֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-H834are among theCanaanitesכְּנַעֲנִים֙ke.na.'a.NimH3669, shallpossessH3423evenעַד־'ad-H5704untoZarephathצָ֣רְפַ֔תtza.re.FatH6886; and the captivity ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834is inSepharadבִּסְפָרַ֑דbis.fa.RadH5614, shallpossessH3423thecitiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892of theSouthהַנֶּֽגֶב׃ha.Ne.gevH5045.

21And saviours shallcomeוְהָיְתָ֥הve.ha.ye.TahH1961upוְעָל֤וּve.'a.LuH5927onmountבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022Zionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726tojudgeלִשְׁפֹּ֖טlish.PotH8199themountהַ֣רharH2022ofEsauעֵשָׂ֑ו'e.SavH6215; and thekingdomהַמְּלוּכָֽה׃ha.me.lu.KhahH4410shall be theLORD’Sלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068.

Commentaries on Obadiah 1

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