1:1 The vision 2377 of Obadiah 5662. Thus saith 559 8804 the Lord 136 GOD 3069 concerning Edom 123; We have heard 8085 8804 a rumour 8052 from the LORD 3068, and an ambassador 6735 is sent 7971 8795 among the heathen 1471, Arise 6965 8798 ye, and let us rise up 6965 8799 against her in battle 4421.

1:2 Behold, I have made 5414 8804 thee small 6996 among the heathen 1471: thou art greatly 3966 despised 959 8803.

1:3 The pride 2087 of thine heart 3820 hath deceived 5377 8689 thee, thou that dwellest 7931 8802 in the clefts 2288 of the rock 5553, whose habitation 3427 8800 [is] high 4791; that saith 559 8802 in his heart 3820, Who shall bring me down 3381 8686 to the ground 776?

1:4 Though thou exalt 1361 8686 [thyself] as the eagle 5404, and though thou set 7760 8800 thy nest 7064 among the stars 3556, thence will I bring thee down 3381 8686, saith 5002 8803 the LORD 3068.

1:5 If thieves 1590 came 935 8804 to thee, if robbers 7703 8802 by night 3915, (how art thou cut off 1820 8738!) would they not have stolen 1589 8799 till they had enough 1767? if the grapegatherers 1219 8802 came 935 8804 to thee, would they not leave 7604 8686 [some] grapes 5955?(some…: or, gleanings?)

1:6 How are [the things] of Esau 6215 searched out 2664 8738! [how] are his hidden 4710 things sought up 1158 8738!

1:7 All the men 582 of thy confederacy 1285 have brought 7971 8765 thee [even] to the border 1366: the men 582 that were at peace 7965 with thee have deceived 5377 8689 thee, [and] prevailed 3201 8804 against thee; [they that eat] thy bread 3899 have laid 7760 8799 a wound 4204 under thee: [there is] none understanding 8394 in him.(that were…: Heb. of thy peace)(they…: Heb. the men of thy bread)(in him: or, of it)

1:8 Shall I not in that day 3117, saith 5002 8803 the LORD 3068, even destroy 6 8689 the wise 2450 [men] out of Edom 123, and understanding 8394 out of the mount 2022 of Esau 6215?

1:9 And thy mighty 1368 [men], O Teman 8487, shall be dismayed 2865 8804, to the end that every one 376 of the mount 2022 of Esau 6215 may be cut off 3772 8735 by slaughter 6993.

1:10 For [thy] violence 2555 against thy brother 251 Jacob 3290 shame 955 shall cover 3680 8762 thee, and thou shalt be cut off 3772 8738 for ever 5769.

1:11 In the day 3117 that thou stoodest 5975 8800 on the other side, in the day 3117 that the strangers 2114 8801 carried away captive 7617 8800 his forces 2428, and foreigners 5237 entered 935 8804 into his gates 8179, and cast 3032 8804 lots 1486 upon Jerusalem 3389, even thou [wast] as one 259 of them.(captive…: or, his substance)

1:12 But thou shouldest not have looked 7200 8799 on the day 3117 of thy brother 251 in the day 3117 that he became a stranger 5235; neither shouldest thou have rejoiced 8055 8799 over the children 1121 of Judah 3063 in the day 3117 of their destruction 6 8800; neither shouldest thou have spoken 6310 proudly 1431 8686 in the day 3117 of distress 6869.(spoken…: Heb. magnified thy mouth)

1:13 Thou shouldest not have entered 935 8799 into the gate 8179 of my people 5971 in the day 3117 of their calamity 343; yea, thou shouldest not have looked 7200 8799 on their affliction 7451 in the day 3117 of their calamity 343, nor have laid 7971 8799 [hands] on their substance 2428 in the day 3117 of their calamity 343;(substance: or, forces)

1:14 Neither shouldest thou have stood 5975 8799 in the crossway 6563, to cut off 3772 8687 those of his that did escape 6412; neither shouldest thou have delivered up 5462 8686 those of his that did remain 8300 in the day 3117 of distress 6869.(delivered up: or, shut up)

1:15 For the day 3117 of the LORD 3068 [is] near 7138 upon all the heathen 1471: as thou hast done 6213 8804, it shall be done 6213 8735 unto thee: thy reward 1576 shall return 7725 8799 upon thine own head 7218.

1:16 For as ye have drunk 8354 8804 upon my holy 6944 mountain 2022, [so] shall all the heathen 1471 drink 8354 8799 continually 8548, yea, they shall drink 8354 8804, and they shall swallow down 3886 8804, and they shall be as though they had not 3808 been.(swallow…: or, sup up)

1:17 But upon mount 2022 Zion 6726 shall be deliverance 6413, and there shall be holiness 6944; and the house 1004 of Jacob 3290 shall possess 3423 8804 their possessions 4180.(deliverance: or, they that escape)(there…: or, it shall be holy)

1:18 And the house 1004 of Jacob 3290 shall be a fire 784, and the house 1004 of Joseph 3130 a flame 3852, and the house 1004 of Esau 6215 for stubble 7179, and they shall kindle 1814 8804 in them, and devour 398 8804 them; and there shall not be [any] remaining 8300 of the house 1004 of Esau 6215; for the LORD 3068 hath spoken 1696 8765 [it].

1:19 And [they of] the south 5045 shall possess 3423 8804 the mount 2022 of Esau 6215; and [they of] the plain 8219 the Philistines 6430: and they shall possess 3423 8804 the fields 7704 of Ephraim 669, and the fields 7704 of Samaria 8111: and Benjamin 1144 [shall possess] Gilead 1568.

1:20 And the captivity 1546 of this host 2426 of the children 1121 of Israel 3478 [shall possess] that of the Canaanites 3669, [even] unto Zarephath 6886; and the captivity 1546 of Jerusalem 3389, which [is] in Sepharad 5614, shall possess 3423 8799 the cities 5892 of the south 5045.(which…: or, shall possess that which is in)

1:21 And saviours 3467 8688 shall come up 5927 8804 on mount 2022 Zion 6726 to judge 8199 8800 the mount 2022 of Esau 6215; and the kingdom 4410 shall be the LORD'S 3068.

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