Obadiah 1:1-21

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. vision^H2377 Obadiah^H5662 saith^H559 Lord^H136 GOD^H3069 Edom^H123 heard^H8085 rumour^H8052 LORD^H3068 ambassador^H6735 sent^H7971 heathen^H1471 Arise^H6965 up^H6965 battle^H4421

2 Behold, I have made thee small among the heathen: thou art greatly despised. made^H5414 small^H6996 heathen^H1471 greatly^H3966 despised^H959

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? pride^H2087 heart^H3820 deceived^H5377 dwellest^H7931 clefts^H2288 rock^H5553 habitation^H3427 high^H4791 saith^H559 heart^H3820 down^H3381 ground^H776

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. exalt^H1361 eagle^H5404 set^H7760 nest^H7064 stars^H3556 down^H3381 saith^H5002 LORD^H3068

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? thieves^H1590 came^H935 robbers^H7703 night^H3915 how^H349 off^H1820 stolen^H1589 enough^H1767 grapegatherers^H1219 came^H935 leave^H7604 grapes^H5955

6 How are the things of Esau searched out! how are his hidden things sought up! Esau^H6215 out^H2664 hidden^H4710 up^H1158

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. men^H582 confederacy^H1285 brought^H7971 border^H1366 men^H582 peace^H7965 deceived^H5377 prevailed^H3201 bread^H3899 laid^H7760 wound^H4204 understanding^H8394

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? day^H3117 saith^H5002 LORD^H3068 destroy^H6 wise^H2450 Edom^H123 understanding^H8394 mount^H2022 Esau^H6215

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. mighty^H1368 Teman^H8487 dismayed^H2865 one^H376 mount^H2022 Esau^H6215 off^H3772 slaughter^H6993

10 ¶ For thy violence against thy brother Jacob shame shall cover thee, and thou shalt be cut off for ever. violence^H2555 brother^H251 Jacob^H3290 shame^H955 cover^H3680 off^H3772 ever^H5769

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. day^H3117 stoodest^H5975 day^H3117 strangers^H2114 captive^H7617 forces^H2428 foreigners^H5237 entered^H935 gates^H8179 cast^H3032 lots^H1486 Jerusalem^H3389 one^H259

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. looked^H7200 day^H3117 brother^H251 day^H3117 stranger^H5235 rejoiced^H8055 children^H1121 Judah^H3063 day^H3117 destruction^H6 spoken^H6310 proudly^H1431 day^H3117 distress^H6869

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; entered^H935 gate^H8179 people^H5971 day^H3117 calamity^H343 looked^H7200 affliction^H7451 day^H3117 calamity^H343 laid^H7971 substance^H2428 day^H3117 calamity^H343

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. stood^H5975 crossway^H6563 off^H3772 escape^H6412 up^H5462 remain^H8300 day^H3117 distress^H6869

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. day^H3117 LORD^H3068 near^H7138 heathen^H1471 done^H6213 done^H6213 reward^H1576 return^H7725 head^H7218

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. drunk^H8354 holy^H6944 mountain^H2022 heathen^H1471 drink^H8354 continually^H8548 drink^H8354 down^H3886 not^H3808

17 ¶ But upon mount Zion shall be deliverance, and there shall be holiness; and the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions. mount^H2022 Zion^H6726 deliverance^H6413 holiness^H6944 house^H1004 Jacob^H3290 possess^H3423 possessions^H4180

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. house^H1004 Jacob^H3290 fire^H784 house^H1004 Joseph^H3130 flame^H3852 house^H1004 Esau^H6215 stubble^H7179 kindle^H1814 devour^H398 remaining^H8300 house^H1004 Esau^H6215 LORD^H3068 spoken^H1696

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. south^H5045 possess^H3423 mount^H2022 Esau^H6215 plain^H8219 Philistines^H6430 possess^H3423 fields^H7704 Ephraim^H669 fields^H7704 Samaria^H8111 Benjamin^H1144 Gilead^H1568

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. captivity^H1546 host^H2426 children^H1121 Israel^H3478 Canaanites^H3669 Zarephath^H6886 captivity^H1546 Jerusalem^H3389 Sepharad^H5614 possess^H3423 cities^H5892 south^H5045

21 And saviours shall come up on mount Zion to judge the mount of Esau; and the kingdom shall be the LORD'S. saviours^H3467 up^H5927 mount^H2022 Zion^H6726 judge^H8199 mount^H2022 Esau^H6215 kingdom^H4410 LORD'S^H3068