Obadiah 1:1-8

Edom Will Be Humbled

1 The vision of Obadiah.
Thus says the Lord God a concerning Edom:
b We have heard a report from the Lord,
and a messenger has been sent among the nations:
"Rise up! Let us rise against her for battle!"
 2 Behold, I will make you small among the nations;
you shall be utterly despised. 1
3 c The pride of your heart has deceived you,
you who live in the clefts of the rock, 2
in your lofty dwelling,
d who say in your heart,
"Who will bring me down to the ground?"
 4 Though you soar aloft like the eagle,
though your nest is set among the stars,
from there I will bring you down,
declares the Lord.

5 If e thieves came to you,
if plunderers came by night -
how you have been destroyed! -
would they not steal only enough for themselves?
If e grape gatherers came to you,
would they not leave gleanings?
 6 f How Esau has been pillaged,
his treasures sought out!
 7 All your allies have driven you to your border;
those at peace with you have deceived you;
they have prevailed against you;
g those who eat your bread 3 have set a trap beneath you -
h you have 4 no understanding.

8 i Will I not on that day, declares the Lord,
destroy the wise men out of Edom,
and understanding out of j Mount Esau?

  1. Cross References
    Jeremiah 49:7 - 22
    Concerning Edom. Thus says the Lord of hosts: "Is wisdom no more in Teman? Has counsel perished from the prudent? Has their wisdom vanished?
    Ezekiel 25:12 - 14
    Thus says the Lord God : Because Edom acted revengefully against the house of Judah and has grievously offended in taking vengeance on them.
  2. Cross References
    Obadiah 1:1 - 4
    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 nations: "Rise up! Let us rise against her for battle!
    Jeremiah 49:14 - 16
    I have heard a message from the Lord, and an envoy has been sent among the nations: "Gather yourselves together and come against her, and rise up for battle!
  3. Cross References
    Numbers 24:21 - 22
    And he looked on the Kenite, and took up his discourse and said, "Enduring is your dwelling place, and your nest is set in the rock.
  4. Cross References
    Isaiah 14:13 - 15
    You said in your heart, 'I will ascend to heaven; above the stars of God I will set my throne on high; I will sit on the mount of assembly in the far reaches of the north.
  5. Cross References
    Jeremiah 49:9
    If grape-gatherers came to you, would they not leave gleanings? If thieves came by night, would they not destroy only enough for themselves?
  6. Cross References
    Jeremiah 49:9
    If grape-gatherers came to you, would they not leave gleanings? If thieves came by night, would they not destroy only enough for themselves?
  7. Cross References
    Jeremiah 49:10
    But I have stripped Esau bare; I have uncovered his hiding places, and he is not able to conceal himself. His children are destroyed, and his brothers, and his neighbors; and he is no more.
  8. Cross References
    Psalms 41:9
    Even my close friend in whom I trusted, who ate my bread, has lifted his heel against me.
  9. Cross References
    Jeremiah 49:7
    Concerning Edom. Thus says the Lord of hosts: "Is wisdom no more in Teman? Has counsel perished from the prudent? Has their wisdom vanished?
  10. Cross References
    Isaiah 29:14
    Therefore, behold, I will again do wonderful things with this people, with wonder upon wonder; and the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the discernment of their discerning men shall be hidden.
  11. Cross References
    Ezekiel 35:2
    Son of man, set your face against Mount Seir, and prophesy against it.
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