Verse
KJV
King James Version
ASV
American Standard Version
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.
The vision of Obadiah. Thus saith the Lord Jehovah
concerning Edom :
We have heard tidings
from Jehovah
, and an ambassador is sent among the nations
, `saying',
Arise ye, and let us rise up against her in battle.
Behold, I have made thee small among the heathen
: thou art greatly despised.
Behold, I have made thee small among the nations
: thou art greatly despised.
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 thy
heart hath deceived thee, O
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?
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 mount
on
high
as the eagle, and though thy nest be
set
among the stars, I will
bring thee down from
thence
, saith Jehovah
.
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?
If thieves came to thee, if robbers by night (how art thou cut off!) ,
would they not steal
`only'
till they had enough? if grape-gatherers
came to thee, would they not leave some gleaning
grapes?
How are the things of Esau searched out
! how are his hidden things
sought up
!
How are `
the things of '
Esau searched! how are his hidden treasures
sought out
!
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; that
they eat thy bread have
laid
a wound
under thee: there is none
understanding in him.
All the men of thy confederacy have brought thee on
thy
way,
even to the border: the men that were at peace with thee have deceived thee, and prevailed against thee; `
they that
eat '
thy bread lay
a snare
under thee: there is no
understanding in him.
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 Jehovah
, destroy the wise men out of Edom, and understanding out of the mount of Esau?
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.
And thy mighty men, O Teman, shall be dismayed, to the end that every one may be cut off from
the
mount
of
Esau
by slaughter.
For thy
violence against
thy brother Jacob shame shall cover thee, and thou shalt be cut off for ever.
For the
violence done
to
thy brother Jacob ,
shame shall cover thee, and thou shalt be cut off for ever.
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.
In the day that thou stoodest on the other side, in the day that strangers carried away his substance
, and foreigners entered into his gates, and cast lots upon Jerusalem, even thou wast as one of them.
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.
But look
not thou
on the day of thy brother in the day of
his
disaster,
and
rejoice
not
over the children of Judah in the day of their destruction; neither speak
proudly in the day of distress.
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 ;
Enter
not into the gate of my people in the day of their calamity; yea, look
not thou
on their affliction in the day of their calamity, neither
lay
ye
`
hands '
on their substance in the day of their calamity .
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.
And
stand
thou not
in the crossway, to cut off those of his that escape; and
deliver
not
up those of his that remain in the day of distress.
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 Jehovah
is near upon all the nations
: as thou hast done, it shall be done unto thee ;
thy dealing
shall return upon thine own head.
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 ye have drunk upon my holy mountain, so shall all the nations
drink continually ;
yea, they shall drink, and swallow down, and shall be as though they had not been.
But upon
mount Zion shall be deliverance
, and there
shall be holiness
; and the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions.
But in
mount Zion there
shall be those
that
escape
, and it
shall be holy
; and the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions.
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.
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 burn
among
them, and devour them; and there shall not be any remaining to
the house of Esau; for Jehovah
hath spoken it.
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.
And they of the South shall possess the mount of Esau ,
and they of the lowland
the Philistines ;
and they shall possess the field
of Ephraim, and the field
of Samaria ;
and Benjamin `
shall possess '
Gilead.
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 captives
of this host of the children of Israel ,
that are
`among'
the Canaanites, `shall
possess'
even unto Zarephath; and the captives
of Jerusalem, that
are
in Sepharad, shall possess the cities of the South.
And saviours shall come up on mount Zion to judge the mount of Esau; and the kingdom shall be the
LORD's
.
And saviours shall come up on mount Zion to judge the mount of Esau; and the kingdom shall be Jehovah's
.
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