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Obadiah 1

1Thevisionחֲז֖וֹןcha.ZonH2377ofObadiahעֹֽבַדְיָ֑ה'oad.YahH5662. Thussaithאָמַר֩'a.MarH559theLordאֲדֹנָ֨י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֜הYah.wehH3069concerningEdomלֶאֱד֗וֹםle.'e.DomH123; We haveheardשָׁמַ֜עְנוּsha.Ma'.nuH8085arumourשְׁמוּעָ֨הshe.mu.'AhH8052from theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, and anambassadorוְצִיר֙ve.TzirH6735issentשֻׁלָּ֔חshu.LachH7971among theheathenבַּגּוֹיִ֣םba.go.YimH1471,Ariseק֛וּמוּKu.muH6965ye, and let us riseupוְנָק֥וּמָהve.na.Ku.mahH6965against her inbattleלַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃la.mil.cha.MahH4421.

2Behold, I havemadeנְתַתִּ֖יךָne.ta.Ti.khaH5414theesmallקָטֹ֛ןka.TonH6996among theheathenבַּגּוֹיִ֑םba.go.YimH1471: thou artgreatlyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966despisedבָּז֥וּיba.ZuiH959.

3Theprideזְד֤וֹןze.DonH2087of thyheartלִבְּךָ֙li.be.KhaH3820hathdeceivedהִשִּׁיאֶ֔ךָhi.shi.'E.khaH5377thee, thou thatdwellestשֹׁכְנִ֥יsho.khe.NiH7931in thecleftsבְחַגְוֵי־ve.chag.vei-H2288of therockסֶּ֖לַעSe.la'H5553, whosehabitationH3427ishighמְר֣וֹםme.RomH4791; thatsaithאֹמֵ֣ר'o.MerH559in hisheartבְּלִבּ֔וֹbe.li.BoH3820, Who shall bring medownיוֹרִדֵ֖נִיyo.ri.De.niH3381to thegroundאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776?

4Though thou shaltexaltתַּגְבִּ֣יהַּtag.Bi.ahH1361thyself as theeagleכַּנֶּ֔שֶׁרka.Ne.sherH5404, and though thou shaltsetשִׂ֣יםsimH7760thynestקִנֶּ֑ךָki.Ne.chaH7064among thestarsכּֽוֹכָבִ֖יםko.kha.VimH3556, from there will I bring theedownאוֹרִֽידְךָ֖'o.ri.de.KhaH3381,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

5Ifthievesגַּנָּבִ֤יםga.na.VimH1590cameבָּאֽוּ־ba.'u-H935to thee, ifrobbersשׁ֣וֹדְדֵיSho.deiH7703bynightלַ֔יְלָהLay.lahH3915, (how art thou cutoffנִדְמֵ֔יתָהnid.Mei.tahH1820!) would they not havestolenיִגְנְב֖וּyig.ne.VuH1589till they hadenoughדַּיָּ֑םdai.YamH1767? if thegrapegatherersבֹּֽצְרִים֙bo.tze.RimH1219cameבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935to thee, would they notleaveיַשְׁאִ֥ירוּyash.'I.ruH7604somegrapesעֹלֵלֽוֹת׃o.le.LotH5955?

6How are the things ofEsauעֵשָׂ֔ו'e.SavH6215searchedoutנֶחְפְּשׂ֣וּnech.pe.SuH2664! how are hishiddenמַצְפֻּנָֽיו׃matz.pu.NavH4710thingssoughtנִבְע֖וּniv.'UH1158!

7All themenאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582of thyconfederacyבְרִיתֶ֔ךָve.ri.Te.khaH1285havebroughtשִׁלְּח֗וּךָshi.le.Chu.khaH7971thee even to theborderהַגְּב֣וּלha.ge.VulH1366: themenאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582that were atpeaceשְׁלֹמֶ֑ךָshe.lo.Me.khaH7965with thee havedeceivedהִשִּׁיא֛וּךָhi.shi.'U.khaH5377thee, andprevailedיָכְל֥וּya.khe.LuH3201against thee; they that eat thybreadלַחְמְךָ֗lach.me.KhaH3899havelaidיָשִׂ֤ימוּya.Si.muH7760atrapמָזוֹר֙ma.zOrH4204under thee: there is nounderstandingתְּבוּנָ֖הte.vu.NahH8394in him.

8Shall I not in thatdayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117,saithנְאֻםne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, evendestroyוְהַאֲבַדְתִּ֤יve.ha.'a.vad.TiH6thewiseחֲכָמִים֙cha.kha.MimH2450men out ofEdomמֵֽאֱד֔וֹםme.'e.DomH123, andunderstandingוּתְבוּנָ֖הu.te.vu.NahH8394out of themountמֵהַ֥רme.HarH2022ofEsauעֵשָֽׂו׃'e.SavH6215?

9And thymightyגִבּוֹרֶ֖יךָgi.bo.Rei.khaH1368men, OTemanתֵּימָ֑ןtei.ManH8487, shall bedismayedוְחַתּ֥וּve.cha.TuH2865, to the end that everyoneאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376of themountמֵהַ֥רme.HarH2022ofEsauעֵשָׂ֖ו'e.SavH6215may be cutoffיִכָּֽרֶת־yi.ka.ret-H3772byslaughterמִקָּֽטֶל׃mi.Ka.telH6993.

10For thyviolenceמֵחֲמַ֛סme.cha.MasH2555against thybrotherאָחִ֥יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290shameבוּשָׁ֑הvu.ShahH955shallcoverתְּכַסְּךָ֣te.kha.se.KhaH3680thee, and thou shalt be cutoffוְנִכְרַ֖תָּve.nikh.Ra.taH3772foreverלְעוֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769.

11In thedayבְּיוֹם֙be.yOmH3117that thoustoodestעֲמָֽדְךָ֣'a.ma.de.KhaH5975on the other side, in thedayבְּי֛וֹםbe.YomH3117that thestrangersזָרִ֖יםza.RimH2114carried awaycaptiveשְׁב֥וֹתshe.VotH7617hisforcesחֵיל֑וֹchei.LoH2428, andforeignersוְנָכְרִ֞יםve.na.khe.RimH5237enteredבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935into hisgatesשְׁעָרָ֗יוsha.'a.rovH8179, andcastיַדּ֣וּya.DuH3032lotsגוֹרָ֔לgo.RalH1486uponJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389, even thou wast asoneכְּאַחַ֥דke.'a.ChadH259of them.

12But thou shouldest not havelookedתֵּ֤רֶאTe.re'H7200on thedayבְיוֹם־ve.yom-H3117of thybrotherאָחִ֙יךָ֙'a.Chi.khaH251in thedayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117that he became astrangerנָכְר֔וֹna.khe.RoH5235; neither shouldest thou haverejoicedתִּשְׂמַ֥חtis.MachH8055over thechildrenלִבְנֵֽי־liv.nei-H1121ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063in thedayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of theirdestructionאָבְדָ֑ם'a.ve.DamH6; neither shouldest thou havespokenפִּ֖יךָPi.khaH6310proudlyתַּגְדֵּ֥לtag.DelH1431in thedayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117ofdistressצָרָֽה׃tza.RahH6869.

13Thou shouldest not haveenteredתָּב֤וֹאta.Vo'H935into thegateבְשַֽׁעַר־ve.sha.'ar-H8179of mypeopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971in thedayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of theircalamityאֵידָ֔ם'ei.DamH343; yea, thou shouldest not havelookedתֵּ֧רֶאTe.re'H7200on theirafflictionבְּרָעָת֖וֹbe.ra.'a.ToH7451in thedayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of theircalamityאֵיד֑וֹ'ei.DoH343, nor havelaidתִּשְׁלַ֥חְנָהtish.Lach.nahH7971hands on theirsubstanceבְחֵיל֖וֹve.chei.LoH2428in thedayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117of theircalamityאֵידֽוֹ׃'ei.DoH343;

14Neither shouldest thou havestoodתַּעֲמֹד֙ta.'a.ModH5975in thecrosswayהַפֶּ֔רֶקha.Pe.rekH6563, to cutoffלְהַכְרִ֖יתle.hakh.RitH3772those of his thatescapedפְּלִיטָ֑יוpe.li.TavH6412; neither shouldest thou have deliveredupתַּסְגֵּ֥רtas.GerH5462those of his thatremainedשְׂרִידָ֖יוse.ri.DavH8300in thedayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117ofdistressצָרָֽה׃tza.RahH6869.

15For thedayיוֹם־yom-H3117of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068isnearקָר֥וֹבka.RovH7138upon all theheathenהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471: as thou hastdoneעָשִׂ֙יתָ֙'a.Si.taH6213, it shall bedoneיֵעָ֣שֶׂהye.'A.sehH6213to thee: thyrewardגְּמֻלְךָ֖ge.mul.KhaH1576shallreturnיָשׁ֥וּבya.ShuvH7725upon thy ownheadבְּרֹאשֶֽׁךָ׃be.ro.She.khaH7218.

16For as yedrankשְׁתִיתֶם֙she.ti.TemH8354upon myholyקָדְשִׁ֔יkod.shiH6944mountainהַ֣רharH2022, so shall all theheathenהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471drinkיִשְׁתּ֥וּyish.TuH8354continuallyתָּמִ֑ידta.MidH8548, yea, they shalldrinkוְשָׁת֣וּve.sha.TuH8354, and they shall swallowdownוְלָע֔וּve.la.'UH3886, and they shall be as though they hadnotכְּל֥וֹאke.Lo'H3808been.

17But uponmountוּבְהַ֥רu.ve.HarH2022Zionצִיּ֛וֹןtzi.YonH6726shall bedeliveranceפְלֵיטָ֖הfe.lei.TahH6413, and there shall beholinessקֹ֑דֶשׁKo.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 shallkindleוְדָלְק֥וּve.dal.KuH1814in them, anddevourוַאֲכָל֑וּםva.'a.kha.LumH398them; and there shall not be anyremainingשָׂרִיד֙sa.RidH8300of thehouseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004ofEsauעֵשָׂ֔ו'e.SavH6215; for theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hathspokenדִּבֵּֽר׃di.BerH1696it .

19And they of thesouthהַנֶּ֜גֶבha.Ne.gevH5045shallpossessוְיָרְשׁ֨וּve.ya.re.ShuH3423themountהַ֣רharH2022ofEsauעֵשָׂ֗ו'e.SavH6215; and they of theplainוְהַשְּׁפֵלָה֙ve.ha.she.fe.LahH8219thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430: and they shallpossessוְיָרְשׁוּ֙ve.ya.re.ShuH3423thefieldsשְׂדֵ֣הse.DehH7704ofEphraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669, and thefieldsשְׂדֵ֣הse.DehH7704ofSamariaשֹׁמְר֑וֹןsho.me.RonH8111: andBenjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֖ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144shall possessGileadהַגִּלְעָֽד׃ha.gil.'AdH1568.

20And thecaptivesוְגָלֻ֣תve.ga.LutH1546of thishostהַֽחֵל־ha.chel-H2426of thechildrenלִבְנֵ֨יliv.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478shall possess that of theCanaanitesכְּנַעֲנִים֙ke.na.'a.NimH3669, even toZarephathצָ֣רְפַ֔תtza.re.FatH6886; and thecaptivesוְגָלֻ֥תve.ga.LutH1546ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, which is inSepharadבִּסְפָרַ֑דbis.fa.RadH5614, shallpossessיִֽרְשׁ֕וּyir.ShuH3423thecitiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892of thesouthהַנֶּֽגֶב׃ha.Ne.gevH5045.

21Anddeliverersמֽוֹשִׁעִים֙mo.shi.'ImH3467shall comeuponוְעָל֤וּve.'a.LuH5927mountבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022Zionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726tojudgeלִשְׁפֹּ֖טlish.PotH8199themountהַ֣רharH2022ofEsauעֵשָׂ֑ו'e.SavH6215; and thekingdomהַמְּלוּכָֽה׃ha.me.lu.KhahH4410shall be theLORD’Sלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068.

Commentaries on Obadiah 1

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