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