Revised Version 1895

Obadiah 1:2-9

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.

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