“the vision of Obadiah, thus says the Lord God concerning Edom, we have heard a report from the Lord and a messenger has been sent among the nation saying, arise and let us rise up against her for the battle.”
Obadiah 1
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1This is the vision of Obadiah: This is what the Lord GOD says about Edom— We have heard a message from the LORD; an envoy has been sent among the nations to say, "Rise up, and let us go to battle against her!"—
“the vision of Obadiah. Thus saith the Lord God concerning Edom. We have heard a rumor 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 will make you small among the nations; you will be deeply despised.
“behold, I will make you small among the nations. You shall be greatly despised.”
“behold, I have made these small among the heathen thou art greatly despised.”
“Behold, I have made thee, Edom, small among the heathen, thou art greatly despised.”
3The pride of your heart has deceived you, O dwellers in the clefts of the rocks whose habitation is the heights, who say in your heart, 'Who can bring me down to the ground?'
“The pride of your heart has deceived you. You who dwell in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high. You who say in your heart, who will bring me down to the ground?”
“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?”
“The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee and 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.”
“the pride of thine heart hath deceived thee. Thou that dwellest in the cleft of the rock whose habitation is high, that saith in his heart, who shall bring thee down to the ground?”
4Though you soar like the eagle and make your nest among the stars, even from there I will bring you down," declares the LORD.
“Though you ascend as high as the eagle and though you set your nest among the stars, from there I will bring you down, says the Lord.”
“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.”
“though thou exalt thyself like the eagle and though thou set thy nest among the stars, thence will I bring thee down, saith the Lord.”
“Though thou exalt thyself as the eagle, and though thou set thy nest among the stars, this will I bring thee down, saith the Lord.”
“Though thou exalt thyself as the eagle, and though thou set thy nest among the stars, I will bring thee down, saith the Lord.”
5"If thieves came to you, if robbers by night— oh, how you will be ruined— would they not steal only what they wanted? If grape gatherers came to you, would they not leave some gleanings?
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6But how Esau will be pillaged, his hidden treasures sought out!
“Oh, how Esau shall be searched out. How his hidden treasure shall be sought after.”
“How are the things of Esau searched out? How are his hidden things sought up?”
“How are the things of Esau searched out? How are his hidden things sought”
7All the men allied with you will drive you to the border; the men at peace with you will deceive and overpower you. Those who eat your bread will set a trap for you without your awareness of it.
“All the men in your confederacy shall force you to the border. The men at peace with you shall deceive you and prevail against you. Those who eat your bread shall lay a trap for you. No one is aware of it.”
“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…”
“all the men of thy confederacy have sought thee even, have brought thee even to the border, the men that were at peace with thee have deceived thee and prevailed against thee and they that did eat thy bread have laid a wound…”
8In that day, declares the LORD, will I not destroy the wise men of Edom and the men of understanding in the mountains of Esau?
“will I not in that day, says the Lord, even destroy the wise men from Edom and understanding from the mountains of Esau.”
“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?”
“Shall I not in that day, saith the Lord, even destroy the wise men out of Edom and the understanding out of the Mount of Esau?”
9Then your mighty men, O Teman, will be terrified, so that everyone in the mountains of Esau will be cut down in the slaughter.
“and thy mighty men, O Timon, shall be dismayed to the end that every one of the mount of Esau may be cut off by slaughter.”
“then your mighty men, oh, Timon, shall be dismayed to the end that everyone from the mountains of Esau may be cut off by slaughter.”
10Because of the violence against your brother Jacob, you will be covered with shame and cut off forever.
“For violence against your brother Jacob, shame shall cover you and you shall be cut off forever.”
“For your violence against your brother, Jacob, shame shall cover you and you shall be cut off forever.”
11On the day you stood aloof while strangers carried off his wealth and foreigners entered his gate and cast lots for Jerusalem, you were just like one of them.
“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.”
“the day that you stood on the other side and the day that strangers carried captive of his forces, when foreigners entered his gates and cast lots for Jerusalem, even you were as one of them.”
“In the day that thou stoodest on the other side, in the day that the strangers carried away captive his forces, that is thy brother Jacob's forces, and foreigners entered into his gates and cast lots upon Jerusalem, even thou…”
12But you should not gloat in that day, your brother's day of misfortune, nor rejoice over the people of Judah in the day of their destruction, nor boast proudly in the day of their distress.
“But you should not have gazed on the day of your brother in the day of his captivity, nor should you have rejoiced over the children of Judah in the day of their destruction. Nor should you have spoken proudly in the day of…”
“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…”
13You should not enter the gate of My people in the day of their disaster, nor gloat over their affliction in the day of their disaster, nor loot their wealth in the day of their disaster.
“You should not have entered the gate of my people in the day of their calamity. Indeed, you should not have gazed on their affliction in the day of their calamity, nor laid hands on their substance in the day of their calamity.”
“thou shouldest not have entered into the gate of my people in the day of their calamity. And 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…”
14Nor should you stand at the crossroads to cut off their fugitives, nor deliver up their survivors in the day of their distress.
“You should not have stood at the crossroads to cut off those among them who escaped, nor should you have delivered up those among them who remained in the day of distress.”
“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.”
15For the Day of the LORD is near for all the nations. As you have done, it will be done to you; your recompense will return upon your own head.
“For the day of the Lord upon all the nations is near. As you have done, it shall be done to you. Your reprisal shall return upon your own head,”
“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.”
“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.”
“For the day of the Lord is near upon all the heathen. As thou has done, it shall be done unto you. Thy reward shall return upon thine own head.”
16For as you drank on My holy mountain, so all the nations will drink continually. They will drink and gulp it down; they will be as if they had never existed.
“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.”
“for as you drank on my holy mountain, so all the nations drink continually. Yes, they shall drink and swallow and it shall be as though they had never been.”
17But on Mount Zion there will be deliverance, and it will be holy, and the house of Jacob will reclaim their possession.
“But upon Mount Zion shall be deliverance, and there shall be holiness, and the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions.”
“but upon Mount Zion shall be deliverance and there shall be holiness and the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions.”
“Upon mount Zion shall be deliverance and there shall be holiness and the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions.”
“But on Mount Zion, there shall be deliverance and there should be holiness. The house of Jacob shall possess their possessions.”
18Then the house of Jacob will be a blazing fire, and the house of Joseph a burning flame; but the house of Esau will be stubble— Jacob will set it ablaze and consume it. Therefore no survivor will remain from the house of Esau." For the LORD has spoken.
“The house of Jacob shall be afire. And the house of Joseph aflame. And the house of Esau shall be stubble. And they shall kindle them and devour them. And no survivor shall remain of the house of Esau. For the Lord has spoken.”
19Those from the Negev will possess the mountains of Esau; those from the foothills will possess the land of the Philistines. They will occupy the fields of Ephraim and Samaria, and Benjamin will possess Gilead.
“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”
“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.”
20And the exiles of this host of the Israelites will possess the land of the Canaanites as far as Zarephath; and the exiles from Jerusalem who are in Sepharad will possess the cities of the Negev.
“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”
“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,”
“And the captains of the host of the children of Israel shall possess the land of the Canaanites as far as Zarephath. The captains of Jerusalem who are in Sephard shall possess the cities of the south.”
21The deliverers will ascend Mount Zion to rule over the mountains of Esau. And the kingdom will belong to the LORD.
“Then saviors shall come to Mount Zion. To judge the mountains of Esau. And the kingdom shall be the Lord's.”
“Saviors shall go up to Mount Zion to rule Mount Esau and the kingdom shall be the Lord's.”
“and saviors shall come up on mount Zion to judge the mount of Esau and the kingdom shall be the Lord's.”
“And saviors shall come up on Mount Zion to judge the mount of Esau, and the kingdom shall be the Lord's.”