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Obadiah 1 (WEBP)

[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.

Obadiah 1:1a The word translated “Lord” is “Adonai.”
Obadiah 1:1b “Yahweh” is God’s proper Name, sometimes rendered “Lord” (all caps) in other translations.
Obadiah 1:2 “Behold”, from “הִנֵּה”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Obadiah 1 (KJVS)

[1] The vision of Obadiah. Thus saith () the Lord God concerning Edom; We have heard () a rumour from the Lord, and an ambassador is sent () among the heathen, Arise () ye, and let us rise up () against her in battle.
[2] Behold, I have made () thee small among the heathen: thou art greatly despised. ()
[3] The pride of thine heart hath deceived () thee, thou that dwellest () in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation () is high; that saith () in his heart, Who shall bring me down () to the ground?
[4] Though thou exalt () thyself as the eagle, and though thou set () thy nest among the stars, thence will I bring thee down, () saith () the Lord.
[5] If thieves came () to thee, if robbers () by night, (how art thou cut off!) () would they not have stolen () till they had enough? if the grapegatherers () came () to thee, would they not leave () some grapes?
[6] How are the things of Esau searched out! () how are his hidden things sought up! ()
[7] All the men of thy confederacy have brought () thee even to the border: the men that were at peace with thee have deceived () thee, and prevailed () against thee; they that eat thy bread have laid () a wound under thee: there is none understanding in him.
[8] Shall I not in that day, saith () the Lord, even destroy () the wise men out of Edom, and understanding out of the mount of Esau?
[9] And thy mighty men, O Teman, shall be dismayed, () to the end that every one of the mount of Esau may be cut off () by slaughter.
[10] For thy violence against thy brother Jacob shame shall cover () thee, and thou shalt be cut off () for ever.
[11] In the day that thou stoodest () on the other side, in the day that the strangers () carried away captive () his forces, and foreigners entered () into his gates, and cast () lots upon Jerusalem, even thou wast as one of them.
[12] But thou shouldest not have looked () on the day of thy brother in the day that he became a stranger; neither shouldest thou have rejoiced () over the children of Judah in the day of their destruction; () neither shouldest thou have spoken proudly () in the day of distress.
[13] Thou shouldest not have entered () into the gate of my people in the day of their calamity; yea, thou shouldest not have looked () on their affliction in the day of their calamity, nor have laid () hands on their substance in the day of their calamity;
[14] neither shouldest thou have stood () in the crossway, to cut off () those of his that did escape; neither shouldest thou have delivered up () those of his that did remain in the day of distress.
[15] For the day of the Lord is near upon all the heathen: as thou hast done, () it shall be done () unto thee: thy reward shall return () upon thine own head.
[16] For as ye have drunk () upon my holy mountain, so shall all the heathen drink () continually, yea, they shall drink, () and they shall swallow down, () and they shall be as though they had not been.
[17] But upon mount Zion shall be deliverance, and there shall be holiness; and the house of Jacob shall possess () their possessions.
[18] And the house of Jacob shall be a fire, and the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau for stubble, and they shall kindle () in them, and devour () them; and there shall not be any remaining of the house of Esau; for the Lord hath spoken () it.
[19] And they of the south shall possess () the mount of Esau; and they of the plain the Philistines: and they shall possess () the fields of Ephraim, and the fields of Samaria: and Benjamin shall possess Gilead.
[20] And the captivity of this host of the children of Israel shall possess that of the Canaanites, even unto Zarephath; and the captivity of Jerusalem, which is in Sepharad, shall possess () the cities of the south.
[21] And saviours () shall come up () on mount Zion to judge () the mount of Esau; and the kingdom shall be the Lord’s.

Obadiah 1:5 Or, gleanings
Obadiah 1:7a Heb. the men of thy peace
Obadiah 1:7b Heb. the men of thy bread
Obadiah 1:7c Or, of it
Obadiah 1:12a Or, do not behold, etc.
Obadiah 1:12b Heb. magnified thy mouth
Obadiah 1:13 Or, forces
Obadiah 1:14 Or, shut up
Obadiah 1:16 Or, sup up
Obadiah 1:17a Or, they that escape
Obadiah 1:17b Or, it shall be holy
Obadiah 1:20 Or, shall possess that which is in Sepharad

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Obadiah 1 (BYZ)

[1] ορασις αβδιου ταδε λεγει κυριος ο θεος τη ιδουμαια ακοην ηκουσα παρα κυριου και περιοχην εις τα εθνη εξαπεστειλεν αναστητε και εξαναστωμεν επ αυτην εις πολεμον
[2] ιδου ολιγοστον δεδωκα σε εν τοις εθνεσιν ητιμωμενος συ ει σφοδρα
[3] υπερηφανια της καρδιας σου επηρεν σε κατασκηνουντα εν ταις οπαις των πετρων υψων κατοικιαν αυτου λεγων εν καρδια αυτου τις με καταξει επι την γην
[4] εαν μετεωρισθης ως αετος και εαν ανα μεσον των αστρων θης νοσσιαν σου εκειθεν καταξω σε λεγει κυριος
[5] ει κλεπται εισηλθον προς σε η λησται νυκτος που αν απερριφης ουκ αν εκλεψαν τα ικανα εαυτοις και ει τρυγηται εισηλθον προς σε ουκ αν υπελιποντο επιφυλλιδα
[6] πως εξηρευνηθη ησαυ και κατελημφθη αυτου τα κεκρυμμενα
[7] εως των οριων σου εξαπεστειλαν σε παντες οι ανδρες της διαθηκης σου αντεστησαν σοι ηδυνασθησαν προς σε ανδρες ειρηνικοι σου εθηκαν ενεδρα υποκατω σου ουκ εστιν συνεσις αυτοις
[8] εν εκεινη τη ημερα λεγει κυριος απολω σοφους εκ της ιδουμαιας και συνεσιν εξ ορους ησαυ
[9] και πτοηθησονται οι μαχηται σου οι εκ θαιμαν οπως εξαρθη ανθρωπος εξ ορους ησαυ
[10] δια την σφαγην και την ασεβειαν την εις τον αδελφον σου ιακωβ και καλυψει σε αισχυνη και εξαρθηση εις τον αιωνα
[11] αφ ης ημερας αντεστης εξ εναντιας εν ημερα αιχμαλωτευοντων αλλογενων δυναμιν αυτου και αλλοτριοι εισηλθον εις πυλας αυτου και επι ιερουσαλημ εβαλον κληρους και συ ης ως εις εξ αυτων
[12] και μη επιδης ημεραν αδελφου σου εν ημερα αλλοτριων και μη επιχαρης επι τους υιους ιουδα εν ημερα απωλειας αυτων και μη μεγαλορρημονησης εν ημερα θλιψεως
[13] μηδε εισελθης εις πυλας λαων εν ημερα πονων αυτων μηδε επιδης και συ την συναγωγην αυτων εν ημερα ολεθρου αυτων μηδε συνεπιθη επι την δυναμιν αυτων εν ημερα απωλειας αυτων
[14] μηδε επιστης επι τας διεκβολας αυτων του εξολεθρευσαι τους ανασωζομενους αυτων μηδε συγκλεισης τους φευγοντας εξ αυτων εν ημερα θλιψεως
[15] διοτι εγγυς ημερα κυριου επι παντα τα εθνη ον τροπον εποιησας ουτως εσται σοι το ανταποδομα σου ανταποδοθησεται εις κεφαλην σου
[16] διοτι ον τροπον επιες επι το ορος το αγιον μου πιονται παντα τα εθνη οινον πιονται και καταβησονται και εσονται καθως ουχ υπαρχοντες
[17] εν δε τω ορει σιων εσται η σωτηρια και εσται αγιον και κατακληρονομησουσιν ο οικος ιακωβ τους κατακληρονομησαντας αυτους
[18] και εσται ο οικος ιακωβ πυρ ο δε οικος ιωσηφ φλοξ ο δε οικος ησαυ εις καλαμην και εκκαυθησονται εις αυτους και καταφαγονται αυτους και ουκ εσται πυροφορος εν τω οικω ησαυ διοτι κυριος ελαλησεν
[19] και κατακληρονομησουσιν οι εν ναγεβ το ορος το ησαυ και οι εν τη σεφηλα τους αλλοφυλους και κατακληρονομησουσιν το ορος εφραιμ και το πεδιον σαμαρειας και βενιαμιν και την γαλααδιτιν
[20] και της μετοικεσιας η αρχη αυτη τοις υιοις ισραηλ γη των χαναναιων εως σαρεπτων και η μετοικεσια ιερουσαλημ εως εφραθα και κληρονομησουσιν τας πολεις του ναγεβ
[21] και αναβησονται ανδρες σεσωσμενοι εξ ορους σιων του εκδικησαι το ορος ησαυ και εσται τω κυριω η βασιλεια