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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. This
is
what
the Lord Yahweh
says
about
Edom .
We have heard news
from Yahweh
, and an ambassador is sent among the nations
, saying,
"
Arise, and let's
rise up against her in battle.
Behold, I have made thee
small among the heathen:
thou
art
greatly despised.
Behold, I have made you
small among the nations.
You
are
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 your
heart has
deceived you
, you
who
dwell
in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high ,
who
says
in his heart, '
Who will
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 you
mount
on
high
as the eagle, and though your
nest is
set
among the stars, I will
bring you
down from
there
, says
Yahweh
.
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 you
, if robbers by night --
oh
, what
disaster
awaits
you--wouldn't
they only
steal
until
they had enough? If grape
pickers
came to you
, wouldn't
they leave some gleaning
grapes?
How are
the
things
of
Esau searched
out
! how are
his hidden things
sought up
!
How Esau will
be
ransacked
! How his hidden treasures
are
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 your
alliance
have brought you
on
your
way,
even to the border .
The men who
were at peace with you
have deceived you
, and prevailed against you.
Friends
who
eat your
bread lay
a snare
under you.
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?
"Won't
I in that day, "
says
Yahweh
, "
destroy the wise men out of Edom, and understanding out of the mountain
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.
Your
mighty men, Teman, will
be dismayed, to the end that everyone
may be cut off from
the
mountain
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
your
brother Jacob ,
shame will
cover you
, and you
will
be cut off forever
.
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 you
stood
on the other side, in the day that strangers carried away his substance
, and foreigners entered into his gates, and cast lots for
Jerusalem, even you
were
like
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 don't
look
down
on your
brother in the day of
his
disaster,
and
don't
rejoice
over the children of Judah in the day of their destruction .
Don't
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 ;
Don't
enter
into the gate of my people in the day of their calamity .
Don't
look
down
on their affliction in the day of their calamity, neither
seize
their wealth
on
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.
Don't
stand
in the crossroads
to cut off those of his who
escape .
Don't
deliver
up those of his who
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 Yahweh
is near all the nations!
As you
have
done, it will
be done to
you.
Your
deeds
will
return upon your
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 you
have drunk on
my holy mountain, so will
all the nations
drink continually .
Yes
, they will
drink, swallow down, and will
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 will
be those
who
escape,
and it
will
be
holy.
The house of Jacob will
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
.
The house of Jacob will
be a fire, the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau for stubble .
They will
burn
among
them, and devour them .
There will
not be any remaining to
the house of Esau ."
Indeed,
Yahweh
has
spoken.
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.
Those
of the South will
possess the mountain
of Esau ,
and those
of the lowland,
the Philistines .
They will
possess the field
of Ephraim, and the field
of Samaria .
Benjamin will
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
.
The captives
of this host of the children of Israel ,
who
are
among
the Canaanites, will
possess
even to
Zarephath; and the captives
of Jerusalem, who
are
in Sepharad, will
possess the cities of the Negev
.
And
saviours
shall
come
up on mount Zion to judge the mount
of Esau ;
and the kingdom shall
be the
LORD's
.
Saviors
will
go
up on Mount Zion to judge the mountains
of Esau ,
and the kingdom will
be Yahweh's
.
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