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Obadiah 1:1-9

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.

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