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Obadiah 1:2-14

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.

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