Obadiah 1:1-14
Edom’s Certain Judgment
1 The vision of Obadiah.
This is what the Lord God has said about Edom:(A)
2 3 4
This is what the Lord God has said about Edom:(A)
2 3 4
Though you seem to soar(d) like an eagle(I)
and make your nest among the stars,(J)
even from there I will bring you down.
This is the Lord’s declaration.
and make your nest among the stars,(J)
even from there I will bring you down.
This is the Lord’s declaration.
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In that day—
this is the Lord’s declaration—
will I not eliminate the wise ones of Edom(R)
and those who understand
from the hill country of Esau?
9
this is the Lord’s declaration—
will I not eliminate the wise ones of Edom(R)
and those who understand
from the hill country of Esau?
Edom’s Sins against Judah
Footnotes:
a.
Obadiah 1:1: Edom
b.
Obadiah 1:3: Or in Sela; probably Petra
c.
Obadiah 1:3: Probably Petra
d.
Obadiah 1:4: Or to build high
e.
Obadiah 1:7: Some LXX mss, Sym, Tg, Vg; MT reads They will set your bread as
f.
Obadiah 1:9: a region or city in Edom
g.
Obadiah 1:11: Or forces
h.
Obadiah 1:12: Or You should not throughout vv. 12-14
i.
Obadiah 1:12: Lit not make your mouth big
j.
Obadiah 1:14: Hb obscure
Cross references:
A.
Obadiah 1:1:
Genesis 25:30; Psalm 137:7; Isaiah 21:11-12; Isaiah 34:1-17; Isaiah 63:1-6; Ezekiel 25:12-14; Amos 1:11-12; Malachi 1:2-5
U.
Obadiah 1:9:
Isaiah 34:5-8; Isaiah 63:1-3; Jeremiah 49:7; Jeremiah 49:20; Ezekiel 25:13; Amos 1:12; Obadiah 1:5
AD.
Obadiah 1:13:
Ezekiel 35:5