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World English Bible Classic
[1] The vision of Obadiah. This is what the Lord§ Yahweh§ says about Edom. We have heard news from Yahweh, and an ambassador is sent among the nations, saying, “Arise, and let’s rise up against her in battle. [2] Behold,§ I have made you small among the nations. You are greatly despised. [3] The pride of your heart has deceived you, you who dwell in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high, who says in his heart, ‘Who will bring me down to the ground?’ [4] Though you mount on high as the eagle, and though your nest is set among the stars, I will bring you down from there,” says Yahweh. [5] “If thieves came to you, if robbers by night—oh, what disaster awaits you—wouldn’t they only steal until they had enough? If grape pickers came to you, wouldn’t they leave some gleaning grapes? [6] How Esau will be ransacked! How his hidden treasures are sought out! [7] All the men of your alliance have brought you on your way, even to the border. The men who were at peace with you have deceived you, and prevailed against you. Friends who eat your bread lay a snare under you. There is no understanding in him.” [8] “Won’t I in that day”, says Yahweh, “destroy the wise men out of Edom, and understanding out of the mountain of Esau? [9] Your mighty men, Teman, will be dismayed, to the end that everyone may be cut off from the mountain of Esau by slaughter. [10] For the violence done to your brother Jacob, shame will cover you, and you will be cut off forever. [11] In the day that you stood on the other side, in the day that strangers carried away his substance and foreigners entered into his gates and cast lots for Jerusalem, even you were like one of them. [12] But don’t look down on your brother in the day of his disaster, and don’t rejoice over the children of Judah in the day of their destruction. Don’t speak proudly in the day of distress. [13] Don’t enter into the gate of my people in the day of their calamity. Don’t look down on their affliction in the day of their calamity, neither seize their wealth on the day of their calamity. [14] Don’t stand in the crossroads to cut off those of his who escape. Don’t deliver up those of his who remain in the day of distress. [15] For the day of Yahweh is near all the nations! As you have done, it will be done to you. Your deeds will return upon your own head. [16] For as you have drunk on my holy mountain, so all the nations will drink continually. Yes, they will drink, swallow down, and will be as though they had not been. [17] But in Mount Zion, there will be those who escape, and it will be holy. The house of Jacob will possess their possessions. [18] The house of Jacob will be a fire, the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau for stubble. They will burn among them and devour them. There will not be any remaining to the house of Esau.” Indeed, Yahweh has spoken. [19] Those of the South will possess the mountain of Esau, and those of the lowland, the Philistines. They will possess the field of Ephraim, and the field of Samaria. Benjamin will possess Gilead. [20] The captives of this army of the children of Israel, who are among the Canaanites, will possess even to Zarephath; and the captives of Jerusalem, who are in Sepharad, will possess the cities of the Negev. [21] Saviors will go up on Mount Zion to judge the mountains of Esau, and the kingdom will be Yahweh’s.

Footnotes

  1. § 1:1a The word translated “Lord” is “Adonai.”
  2. § 1:1b “Yahweh” is God’s proper Name, sometimes rendered “Lord” (all caps) in other translations.
  3. § 1:2 “Behold”, from “הִנֵּה”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection.
King James Version
[1] The vision H2377 of Obadiah. H5662 Thus H3541 saith H559 the Lord H136 God H3069 concerning Edom; H123 We have heard H8085 a rumour H8052 from the Lord, H3068 and an ambassador H6735 is sent H7971 among the heathen, H1471 Arise H6965 ye, and let us rise up H6965 against her in battle. H4421 [2] Behold, I have made H5414 thee small H6996 among the heathen: H1471 thou art greatly H3966 despised. H959 [3] The pride H2087 of thine heart H3820 hath deceived H5377 thee, thou that dwellest H7931 in the clefts H2288 of the rock, H5553 whose habitation H3427 is high; H4791 that saith H559 in his heart, H3820 Who shall bring me down H3381 to the ground? H776 [4] Though thou exalt H1361 thyself as the eagle, H5404 and though thou set H7760 thy nest H7064 among the stars, H3556 thence will I bring thee down, H3381 saith H5002 the Lord. H3068 [5] If thieves H1590 came H935 to thee, if robbers H7703 by night, H3915 (how art thou cut off!) H1820 would they not have stolen H1589 till they had enough? H1767 if the grapegatherers H1219 came H935 to thee, would they not leave H7604 some grapes? H5955§ [6] How are the things of Esau H6215 searched out! H2664 how are his hidden H4710 things sought up! H1158 [7] All H3605 the men H582 of thy confederacy H1285 have brought H7971 thee even to the border: H1366 the men H582 that were at peace H7965§ with thee have deceived H5377 thee, and prevailed H3201 against thee; they that eat thy bread§ H3899 have laid H7760 a wound H4204 under thee: there is none understandin§g H8394 in him. [8] Shall I not in that day, H3117 saith H5002 the Lord, H3068 even destroy H6 the wise H2450 men out of Edom, H123 and understanding H8394 out of the mount H2022 of Esau? H6215 [9] And thy mighty H1368 men, O Teman, H8487 shall be dismayed, H2865 to the end that every one H376 of the mount H2022 of Esau H6215 may be cut off H3772 by slaughter. H6993

Edom’s Violence

[10] For thy violence H2555 against thy brother H251 Jacob H3290 shame H955 shall cover H3680 thee, and thou shalt be cut off H3772 for ever. H5769 [11] In the day H3117 that thou stoodest H5975 on the other side, in the day H3117 that the strangers H2114 carried away captive H7617 his forces, H2428 and foreigners H5237 entered H935 into his gates, H8179 and cast H3032 lots H1486 upon Jerusalem, H3389 even thou wast as one H259 of them. [12] But thou shouldest not have looked H7200§ on the day H3117 of thy brother H251 in the day H3117 that he became a stranger; H5235 neither shouldest thou have rejoiced H8055 over the children H1121 of Judah H3063 in the day H3117 of their destruction; H6 neither shouldest thou have spoken H6310 proudly H1431§ in the day H3117 of distress. H6869 [13] Thou shouldest not have entered H935 into the gate H8179 of my people H5971 in the day H3117 of their calamity; H343 yea, thou shouldest not have looked H7200 on their affliction H7451 in the day H3117 of their calamity, H343 nor have laid H7971 hands on their substance H2428§ in the day H3117 of their calamity; H343 [14] neither shouldest thou have stood H5975 in the crossway, H6563 to cut off H3772 H853 those of his that did escape; H6412 neither shouldest thou have delivered up H5462§ those of his that did remain H8300 in the day H3117 of distress. H6869 [15] For H3588 the day H3117 of the Lord H3068 is near H7138 upon all the heathen: H1471 as thou hast done, H6213 it shall be done H6213 unto thee: thy reward H1576 shall return H7725 upon thine own head. H7218 [16] For H3588 as ye have drunk H8354 upon H5921 my holy H6944 mountain, H2022 so shall all the heathen H1471 drink H8354 continually, H8548 yea, they shall drink, H8354 and they shall swallow down, H3886§ and they shall be as though they had not H3808 been. [17] But upon mount H2022 Zion H6726 shall be deliverance, H6413§ and there shall be holiness; H6944§ and the house H1004 of Jacob H3290 shall possess H3423 H853 their possessions. H4180 [18] And the house H1004 of Jacob H3290 shall be a fire, H784 and the house H1004 of Joseph H3130 a flame, H3852 and the house H1004 of Esau H6215 for stubble, H7179 and they shall kindle H1814 in them, and devour H398 them; and there shall not be any remaining H8300 of the house H1004 of Esau; H6215 for the Lord H3068 hath spoken H1696 it. [19] And they of the south H5045 shall possess H3423 H853 the mount H2022 of Esau; H6215 and they of the plain H8219 H853 the Philistines: H6430 and they shall possess H3423 the fields H7704 of Ephraim, H669 and the fields H7704 of Samaria: H8111 and Benjamin H1144 H853 shall possess Gilead. H1568 [20] And the captivity H1546 of this host H2426 of the children H1121 of Israel H3478 shall possess that of the Canaanites, H3669 even unto Zarephath; H6886 and the captivity H1546 of Jerusalem, H3389 which is in Sepharad,§ H5614 shall possess H3423 H853 the cities H5892 of the south. H5045 [21] And saviours H3467 shall come up H5927 on mount H2022 Zion H6726 to judge H8199 the mount H2022 of Esau; H6215 and the kingdom H4410 shall be the Lord’s. H3068

Footnotes

  1. § 1:5 Or, gleanings
  2. § 1:7a Heb. the men of thy peace
  3. § 1:7b Heb. the men of thy bread
  4. § 1:7c Or, of it
  5. § 1:12a Or, do not behold, etc.
  6. § 1:12b Heb. magnified thy mouth
  7. § 1:13 Or, forces
  8. § 1:14 Or, shut up
  9. § 1:16 Or, sup up
  10. § 1:17a Or, they that escape
  11. § 1:17b Or, it shall be holy
  12. § 1:20 Or, shall possess that which is in Sepharad
Septuaginta
[1] Ὅρασις G3706 Αβδιου. Τάδε G3592 λέγει G3004 κύριος G2962 ὁ G3588 θεὸς G2316 τῇ G3588 Ιδουμαίᾳ G2401 Ἀκοὴν G189 ἤκουσα G191 παρὰ G3844 κυρίου, G2962 καὶ G2532 περιοχὴν G4042 εἰς G1519 τὰ G3588 ἔθνη G1484 ἐξαπέστειλεν G1821 Ἀνάστητε G450 καὶ G2532 ἐξαναστῶμεν G1817 ἐπ’ G1909 αὐτὴν G846 εἰς G1519 πόλεμον. G4171 [2] Ἰδοὺ G2400 ὀλιγοστὸν δέδωκά G1325 σε G4571 ἐν G1722 τοῖς G3588 ἔθνεσιν, G1484 ἠτιμωμένος G821 σὺ G4771 εἶ G1488 σφόδρα. G4970 [3] Ὑπερηφανία G5243 τῆς G3588 καρδίας G2588 σου G4675 ἐπῆρέν G1869 σε G4571 κατασκηνοῦντα G2681 ἐν G1722 ταῖς G3588 ὀπαῖς G3692 τῶν G3588 πετρῶν, G4073 ὑψῶν G5311 κατοικίαν G2733 αὐτοῦ G846 λέγων G3004 ἐν G1722 καρδίᾳ G2588 αὐτοῦ G846 Τίς G5101 με G3165 κατάξει G2609 ἐπὶ G1909 τὴν G3588 γῆν; G1093 [4] Ἐὰν G1437 μετεωρισθῇς G3349 ὡς G5613 ἀετὸς G105 καὶ G2532 ἐὰν G1437 ἀνὰ G303 μέσον G3319 τῶν G3588 ἄστρων G798 θῇς G5087 νοσσιάν G3555 σου, G4675 ἐκεῖθεν G1564 κατάξω G2609 σε, G4571 λέγει G3004 κύριος. G2962 [5] Εἰ G1487 κλέπται G2812 εἰσῆλθον G1525 πρὸς G4314 σὲ G4571 ἢ G2228 λῃσταὶ G3027 νυκτός, G3571 ποῦ G4226 ἂν G302 ἀπερρίφης; G641 Οὐκ G3756 ἂν G302 ἔκλεψαν G2813 τὰ G3588 ἱκανὰ G2425 ἑαυτοῖς; G1438 Καὶ G2532 εἰ G1487 τρυγηταὶ εἰσῆλθον G1525 πρὸς G4314 σέ, G4571 οὐκ G3756 ἂν G302 ὑπελίποντο G5275 ἐπιφυλλίδα; [6] Πῶς G4459 ἐξηρευνήθη G1830 Ησαυ G2269 καὶ G2532 κατελήμφθη G2638 αὐτοῦ G846 τὰ G3588 κεκρυμμένα. G2928 [7] Ἕως G2193 τῶν G3588 ὁρίων G3725 σου G4675 ἐξαπέστειλάν G1821 σε G4571 πάντες G3956 οἱ G3588 ἄνδρες G435 τῆς G3588 διαθήκης G1242 σου, G4675 ἀντέστησάν G436 σοι G4671 ἠδυνάσθησαν G1410 πρὸς G4314 σὲ G4571 ἄνδρες G435 εἰρηνικοί G1516 σου, G4675 ἔθηκαν G5087 ἔνεδρα G1749 ὑποκάτω G5270 σου, G4675 οὐκ G3756 ἔστιν G2076 σύνεσις G4907 αὐτοῖς. G846 [8] Ἐν G1722 ἐκείνῃ G1565 τῇ G3588 ἡμέρᾳ, G2250 λέγει G3004 κύριος, G2962 ἀπολῶ G622 σοφοὺς G4680 ἐκ G1537 τῆς G3588 Ιδουμαίας G2401 καὶ G2532 σύνεσιν G4907 ἐξ G1537 ὄρους G3735 Ησαυ· G2269 [9] καὶ G2532 πτοηθήσονται G4422 οἱ G3588 μαχηταί σου G4675 οἱ G3588 ἐκ G1537 Θαιμαν, ὅπως G3704 ἐξαρθῇ G1808 ἄνθρωπος G444 ἐξ G1537 ὄρους G3735 Ησαυ G2269 [10] διὰ G1223 τὴν G3588 σφαγὴν G4967 καὶ G2532 τὴν G3588 ἀσέβειαν G763 τὴν G3588 εἰς G1519 τὸν G3588 ἀδελφόν G80 σου G4675 Ιακωβ, G2384 καὶ G2532 καλύψει G2572 σε G4571 αἰσχύνη G152 καὶ G2532 ἐξαρθήσῃ G1808 εἰς G1519 τὸν G3588 αἰῶνα. G165 [11] Ἀφ’ G575 ἧς G3739 ἡμέρας G2250 ἀντέστης G436 ἐξ G1537 ἐναντίας G1727 ἐν G1722 ἡμέρᾳ G2250 αἰχμαλωτευόντων G162 ἀλλογενῶν G241 δύναμιν G1411 αὐτοῦ G846 καὶ G2532 ἀλλότριοι G245 εἰσῆλθον G1525 εἰς G1519 πύλας G4439 αὐτοῦ G846 καὶ G2532 ἐπὶ G1909 Ιερουσαλημ G2419 ἔβαλον G906 κλήρους, G2819 καὶ G2532 σὺ G4771 ἦς G2258 ὡς G5613 εἷς G1520 ἐξ G1537 αὐτῶν. G846 [12] Καὶ G2532 μὴ G3361 ἐπίδῃς G1896 ἡμέραν G2250 ἀδελφοῦ G80 σου G4675 ἐν G1722 ἡμέρᾳ G2250 ἀλλοτρίων G245 καὶ G2532 μὴ G3361 ἐπιχαρῇς ἐπὶ G1909 τοὺς G3588 υἱοὺς G5207 Ιουδα ἐν G1722 ἡμέρᾳ G2250 ἀπωλείας G684 αὐτῶν G846 καὶ G2532 μὴ G3361 μεγαλορρημονήσῃς ἐν G1722 ἡμέρᾳ G2250 θλίψεως· G2347 [13] μηδὲ G3366 εἰσέλθῃς G1525 εἰς G1519 πύλας G4439 λαῶν G2992 ἐν G1722 ἡμέρᾳ G2250 πόνων G4192 αὐτῶν G846 μηδὲ G3366 ἐπίδῃς G1896 καὶ G2532 σὺ G4771 τὴν G3588 συναγωγὴν G4864 αὐτῶν G846 ἐν G1722 ἡμέρᾳ G2250 ὀλέθρου G3639 αὐτῶν G846 μηδὲ G3366 συνεπιθῇ ἐπὶ G1909 τὴν G3588 δύναμιν G1411 αὐτῶν G846 ἐν G1722 ἡμέρᾳ G2250 ἀπωλείας G684 αὐτῶν· G846 [14] μηδὲ G3366 ἐπιστῇς G2186 ἐπὶ G1909 τὰς G3588 διεκβολὰς αὐτῶν G846 τοῦ G3588 ἐξολεθρεῦσαι G1842 τοὺς G3588 ἀνασῳζομένους αὐτῶν G846 μηδὲ G3366 συγκλείσῃς G4788 τοὺς G3588 φεύγοντας G5343 ἐξ G1537 αὐτῶν G846 ἐν G1722 ἡμέρᾳ G2250 θλίψεως. G2347 [15] Διότι G1360 ἐγγὺς G1451 ἡμέρα G2250 κυρίου G2962 ἐπὶ G1909 πάντα G3956 τὰ G3588 ἔθνη· G1484 ὃν G3739 τρόπον G5158 ἐποίησας, G4160 οὕτως G3779 ἔσται G2071 σοι· G4671 τὸ G3588 ἀνταπόδομά G468 σου G4675 ἀνταποδοθήσεται G467 εἰς G1519 κεφαλήν G2776 σου· G4675 [16] διότι G1360 ὃν G3739 τρόπον G5158 ἔπιες G4095 ἐπὶ G1909 τὸ G3588 ὄρος G3735 τὸ G3588 ἅγιόν μου, G3450 πίονται G4095 πάντα G3956 τὰ G3588 ἔθνη G1484 οἶνον· G3631 πίονται G4095 καὶ G2532 καταβήσονται G2597 καὶ G2532 ἔσονται G2071 καθὼς G2531 οὐχ G3756 ὑπάρχοντες. G5225 [17] Ἐν G1722 δὲ G1161 τῷ G3588 ὄρει G3735 Σιων G4622 ἔσται G2071 ἡ G3588 σωτηρία, G4991 καὶ G2532 ἔσται G2071 ἅγιον· G40 καὶ G2532 κατακληρονομήσουσιν G2624 ὁ G3588 οἶκος G3624 Ιακωβ G2384 τοὺς G3588 κατακληρονομήσαντας G2624 αὐτούς. G846 [18] Καὶ G2532 ἔσται G2071 ὁ G3588 οἶκος G3624 Ιακωβ G2384 πῦρ, G4442 ὁ G3588 δὲ G1161 οἶκος G3624 Ιωσηφ G2501 φλόξ, G5395 ὁ G3588 δὲ G1161 οἶκος G3624 Ησαυ G2269 εἰς G1519 καλάμην, G2562 καὶ G2532 ἐκκαυθήσονται G1572 εἰς G1519 αὐτοὺς G846 καὶ G2532 καταφάγονται G2719 αὐτούς, G846 καὶ G2532 οὐκ G3756 ἔσται G2071 πυροφόρος ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 οἴκῳ G3624 Ησαυ, G2269 διότι G1360 κύριος G2962 ἐλάλησεν. G2980 [19] Καὶ G2532 κατακληρονομήσουσιν G2624 οἱ G3588 ἐν G1722 Ναγεβ τὸ G3588 ὄρος G3735 τὸ G3588 Ησαυ G2269 καὶ G2532 οἱ G3588 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 Σεφηλα τοὺς G3588 ἀλλοφύλους G246 καὶ G2532 κατακληρονομήσουσιν G2624 τὸ G3588 ὄρος G3735 Εφραιμ G2187 καὶ G2532 τὸ G3588 πεδίον Σαμαρείας G4540 καὶ G2532 Βενιαμιν G958 καὶ G2532 τὴν G3588 Γαλααδῖτιν. [20] Καὶ G2532 τῆς G3588 μετοικεσίας G3350 ἡ G3588 ἀρχὴ G746 αὕτη· G3778 τοῖς G3588 υἱοῖς G5207 Ισραηλ G2474 γῆ G1093 τῶν G3588 Χαναναίων G5478 ἕως G2193 Σαρεπτων G4558 καὶ G2532 ἡ G3588 μετοικεσία G3350 Ιερουσαλημ G2419 ἕως G2193 Εφραθα, καὶ G2532 κληρονομήσουσιν G2816 τὰς G3588 πόλεις G4172 τοῦ G3588 Ναγεβ. [21] Καὶ G2532 ἀναβήσονται G305 ἄνδρες G435 σεσῳσμένοι G4982 ἐξ G1537 ὄρους G3735 Σιων G4622 τοῦ G3588 ἐκδικῆσαι G1556 τὸ G3588 ὄρος G3735 Ησαυ, G2269 καὶ G2532 ἔσται G2071 τῷ G3588 κυρίῳ G2962 ἡ G3588 βασιλεία. G932
Septuaginta, in place of Byzantine Greek New Testament