\id OBA  
\h Obadiah 
\toc1 Obadiah 
\toc2 Obadiah 
\mt1 Obadiah  
\c 1  
\s1 God’s Judgment on Edom | Edom’s Approaching Destruction  
\p  
\q1
\v 1  \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w vision|strong="H2377"\w* \w that|strong="H8085"\w* \w Obadiah|strong="H5662"\w* saw.  
\q1 \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w Lord|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w God|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H3541"\w* \w this|strong="H3541"\w* \w concerning|strong="H5921"\w* Edom:  
\s1 \w God|strong="H3068"\w*’s \w Judgment|strong="H1471"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* Edom|Edom’s Approaching Destruction  
\q1 \w We|strong="H8085"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w report|strong="H8052"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.  
\q1 \w An|strong="H7971"\w* \w envoy|strong="H6735"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w among|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*, saying,  
\q1 “\w Arise|strong="H6965"\w*! \w Let|strong="H7971"\w* \w us|strong="H5921"\w* \w make|strong="H8085"\w* \w war|strong="H4421"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* Edom!”   
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\v 2  \w The|strong="H5414"\w* \nd Lord\nd* says, “\w Look|strong="H2009"\w*! \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H1471"\w* \w make|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* weak \w nation|strong="H1471"\w*;  
\q1 \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H1471"\w* \w be|strong="H1471"\w* \w greatly|strong="H3966"\w* despised!   
\q1
\v 3  \w Your|strong="H3381"\w* presumptuous \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* \w has|strong="H4310"\w* \w deceived|strong="H5377"\w* \w you|strong="H3381"\w* –  
\q1 \w you|strong="H3381"\w* \w who|strong="H4310"\w* \w reside|strong="H7931"\w* \w in|strong="H7931"\w* \w the|strong="H3381"\w* safety \w of|strong="H3820"\w* \w the|strong="H3381"\w* \w rocky|strong="H5553"\w* \w cliffs|strong="H5553"\w*,  
\q1 \w whose|strong="H4310"\w* home \w is|strong="H3820"\w* \w high|strong="H4791"\w* \w in|strong="H7931"\w* \w the|strong="H3381"\w* mountains.  
\q1 \w You|strong="H3381"\w* \w think|strong="H3820"\w* \w to|strong="H3381"\w* \w yourself|strong="H3820"\w*,  
\q1 ‘\w No|strong="H4310"\w* \w one|strong="H4310"\w* \w can|strong="H4310"\w* \w bring|strong="H3381"\w* \w me|strong="H3381"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w to|strong="H3381"\w* \w the|strong="H3381"\w* ground!’   
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\v 4  \w Even|strong="H3068"\w* \w if|strong="H7760"\w* \w you|strong="H7760"\w* \w were|strong="H3068"\w* \w to|strong="H3381"\w* soar \w high|strong="H1361"\w* \w like|strong="H3381"\w* \w an|strong="H7760"\w* \w eagle|strong="H5404"\w*,  
\q1 \w even|strong="H3068"\w* \w if|strong="H7760"\w* \w you|strong="H7760"\w* \w were|strong="H3068"\w* \w to|strong="H3381"\w* \w make|strong="H7760"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w nest|strong="H7064"\w* \w among|strong="H8033"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w stars|strong="H3556"\w*,  
\q1 \w I|strong="H7760"\w* can \w bring|strong="H3381"\w* \w you|strong="H7760"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w even|strong="H3068"\w* \w from|strong="H3381"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*!” \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.   
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\v 5 “If \w thieves|strong="H1590"\w* came \w to|strong="H3808"\w* rob \w you|strong="H3808"\w* during \w the|strong="H3808"\w* \w night|strong="H3915"\w*,  
\q1 \w they|strong="H3808"\w* would \w steal|strong="H1589"\w* only \w as|strong="H1767"\w* \w much|strong="H1767"\w* \w as|strong="H1767"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* wanted!  
\q1 If grape pickers came \w to|strong="H3808"\w* harvest \w your|strong="H3808"\w* vineyards,  
\q1 \w they|strong="H3808"\w* would \w leave|strong="H7604"\w* \w some|strong="H5955"\w* \w behind|strong="H7604"\w* \w for|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H3808"\w* poor!  
\q1 \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* totally \w destroyed|strong="H7703"\w*!   
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\v 6  How \w the|strong="H6215"\w* people of \w Esau|strong="H6215"\w* will be thoroughly plundered!  
\q1 \w Their|strong="H4710"\w* \w hidden|strong="H4710"\w* valuables will be \w ransacked|strong="H2664"\w*!   
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\v 7  \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* allies \w will|strong="H5704"\w* force \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w from|strong="H7971"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* homeland!  
\q1 \w Your|strong="H3605"\w* \w treaty|strong="H1285"\w* partners \w will|strong="H5704"\w* \w deceive|strong="H5377"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w and|strong="H7971"\w* \w overpower|strong="H3201"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w*.  
\q1 \w Your|strong="H3605"\w* \w trusted|strong="H7965"\w* friends \w will|strong="H5704"\w* \w set|strong="H7760"\w* \w an|strong="H7760"\w* \w ambush|strong="H4204"\w* \w for|strong="H5704"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w*  
\q1 \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H5704"\w* \w take|strong="H7760"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w by|strong="H5704"\w* surprise!   
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\v 8  \w At|strong="H3068"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w*,” \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H5002"\w*,  
\q1 “\w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* destroy \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w wise|strong="H2450"\w* sages \w of|strong="H3068"\w* Edom!  
\q1 \w the|strong="H5002"\w* advisers \w from|strong="H3117"\w* \w Esau|strong="H6215"\w*’s \w mountain|strong="H2022"\w*!   
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\v 9  \w Your|strong="H3772"\w* \w warriors|strong="H1368"\w* \w will|strong="H2022"\w* \w be|strong="H2022"\w* \w shattered|strong="H2865"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w Teman|strong="H8487"\w*,  
\q1 \w so|strong="H4616"\w* \w that|strong="H4616"\w* everyone \w will|strong="H2022"\w* \w be|strong="H2022"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H3772"\w* \w from|strong="H3772"\w* \w Esau|strong="H6215"\w*’s \w mountain|strong="H2022"\w*!   
\s1 Edom’s Treachery Against Judah  
\q1
\v 10 “\w Because|strong="H2555"\w* \w you|strong="H3772"\w* violently slaughtered \w your|strong="H3772"\w* relatives, \w the|strong="H3680"\w* people \w of|strong="H2555"\w* \w Jacob|strong="H3290"\w*,  
\q1 shame \w will|strong="H3290"\w* \w cover|strong="H3680"\w* \w you|strong="H3772"\w*, \w and|strong="H5769"\w* \w you|strong="H3772"\w* \w will|strong="H3290"\w* \w be|strong="H5769"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H3772"\w* \w forever|strong="H5769"\w*.   
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\v 11  \w You|strong="H5921"\w* \w stood|strong="H5975"\w* \w aloof|strong="H3117"\w* \w while|strong="H3117"\w* \w strangers|strong="H2114"\w* \w took|strong="H7617"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w army|strong="H2428"\w* \w captive|strong="H7617"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w foreigners|strong="H2114"\w* advanced \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w gates|strong="H8179"\w*.  
\q1 \w When|strong="H3117"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w cast|strong="H3032"\w* \w lots|strong="H1486"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*,  
\q1 \w you|strong="H5921"\w* behaved \w as|strong="H3117"\w* \w though|strong="H1571"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w were|strong="H3117"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* league \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w*.   
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\v 12  \w You|strong="H3117"\w* \w should|strong="H3117"\w* \w not|strong="H7200"\w* \w have|strong="H1121"\w* \w gloated|strong="H8055"\w* \w when|strong="H3117"\w* \w your|strong="H7200"\w* \w relatives|strong="H1121"\w* \w suffered|strong="H7200"\w* calamity.  
\q1 \w You|strong="H3117"\w* \w should|strong="H3117"\w* \w not|strong="H7200"\w* \w have|strong="H1121"\w* \w rejoiced|strong="H8055"\w* over \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w people|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w when|strong="H3117"\w* \w they|strong="H3117"\w* \w were|strong="H1121"\w* destroyed.  
\q1 \w You|strong="H3117"\w* \w should|strong="H3117"\w* \w not|strong="H7200"\w* \w have|strong="H1121"\w* \w boasted|strong="H1431"\w* \w when|strong="H3117"\w* \w they|strong="H3117"\w* \w suffered|strong="H7200"\w* \w adversity|strong="H6869"\w*.   
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\v 13  \w You|strong="H7971"\w* \w should|strong="H3117"\w* \w not|strong="H1571"\w* \w have|strong="H5971"\w* entered \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w city|strong="H8179"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w my|strong="H7200"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w when|strong="H3117"\w* \w they|strong="H3117"\w* \w experienced|strong="H1571"\w* \w distress|strong="H7451"\w*.  
\q1 \w You|strong="H7971"\w* \w should|strong="H3117"\w* \w not|strong="H1571"\w* \w have|strong="H5971"\w* \w joined|strong="H1571"\w* \w in|strong="H3117"\w* gloating \w over|strong="H8179"\w* \w their|strong="H7200"\w* \w misfortune|strong="H7451"\w* \w when|strong="H3117"\w* \w they|strong="H3117"\w* \w suffered|strong="H7200"\w* \w distress|strong="H7451"\w*.  
\q1 \w You|strong="H7971"\w* \w should|strong="H3117"\w* \w not|strong="H1571"\w* \w have|strong="H5971"\w* looted \w their|strong="H7200"\w* \w wealth|strong="H2428"\w* \w when|strong="H3117"\w* \w they|strong="H3117"\w* endured \w distress|strong="H7451"\w*.   
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\v 14  \w You|strong="H5921"\w* \w should|strong="H3117"\w* \w not|strong="H5975"\w* \w have|strong="H3117"\w* \w stood|strong="H5975"\w* \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w fork|strong="H6563"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w road|strong="H6563"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* slaughter \w those|strong="H5921"\w* trying \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w escape|strong="H6412"\w*.  
\q1 \w You|strong="H5921"\w* \w should|strong="H3117"\w* \w not|strong="H5975"\w* \w have|strong="H3117"\w* captured \w their|strong="H5921"\w* \w refugees|strong="H6412"\w* \w when|strong="H3117"\w* \w they|strong="H3117"\w* suffered \w adversity|strong="H6869"\w*.   
\s1 The Coming Day of the Lord  
\q1
\v 15 “\w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* approaching \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*!  
\q1 \w Just|strong="H3605"\w* \w as|strong="H3117"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w*, \w so|strong="H6213"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*.  
\q1 \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w get|strong="H7725"\w* \w exactly|strong="H3605"\w* \w what|strong="H6213"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w deeds|strong="H7218"\w* deserve.   
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\v 16  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w just|strong="H3605"\w* \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w drunk|strong="H8354"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w mountain|strong="H2022"\w*,  
\q1 \w so|strong="H1961"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w drink|strong="H8354"\w* \w continually|strong="H8548"\w*.  
\q1 \w They|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w drink|strong="H8354"\w*, \w and|strong="H1471"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* gulp \w down|strong="H3886"\w*;  
\q1 \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w though|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w had|strong="H1961"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w been|strong="H1961"\w*.   
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\v 17  \w But|strong="H1961"\w* \w on|strong="H1961"\w* \w Mount|strong="H2022"\w* \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w* \w there|strong="H1961"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w remnant|strong="H6413"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w those|strong="H1961"\w* \w who|strong="H6413"\w* \w escape|strong="H6413"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w it|strong="H3423"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w place|strong="H6944"\w* \w once|strong="H1961"\w* \w again|strong="H1961"\w*.  
\q1 \w The|strong="H3423"\w* descendants \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Jacob|strong="H3290"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w conquer|strong="H3423"\w*  
\q1 \w those|strong="H1961"\w* \w who|strong="H6413"\w* \w had|strong="H1961"\w* \w conquered|strong="H3423"\w* \w them|strong="H3423"\w*.   
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\v 18  \w The|strong="H3588"\w* descendants \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Jacob|strong="H3290"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w fire|strong="H1814"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* descendants \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Joseph|strong="H3130"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w flame|strong="H3852"\w*.  
\q1 \w The|strong="H3588"\w* descendants \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Esau|strong="H6215"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w stubble|strong="H7179"\w*.  
\q1 \w They|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* burn \w them|strong="H1961"\w* \w up|strong="H1961"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* devour \w them|strong="H1961"\w*.  
\q1 \w There|strong="H1961"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* single \w survivor|strong="H8300"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* descendants \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Esau|strong="H6215"\w*!”  
\q1 \w Indeed|strong="H3588"\w*, \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w spoken|strong="H1696"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w*.   
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\v 19  \w The|strong="H3423"\w* people \w of|strong="H2022"\w* \w the|strong="H3423"\w* \w Negev|strong="H5045"\w* \w will|strong="H7704"\w* \w take|strong="H3423"\w* \w possession|strong="H3423"\w* \w of|strong="H2022"\w* \w Esau|strong="H6215"\w*’s \w mountain|strong="H2022"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H2022"\w* \w the|strong="H3423"\w* people \w of|strong="H2022"\w* \w the|strong="H3423"\w* \w Shephelah|strong="H8219"\w* \w will|strong="H7704"\w* \w take|strong="H3423"\w*  
\q1 \w possession|strong="H3423"\w* \w of|strong="H2022"\w* \w the|strong="H3423"\w* \w land|strong="H7704"\w* \w of|strong="H2022"\w* \w the|strong="H3423"\w* \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w*.  
\q1 \w They|strong="H6430"\w* \w will|strong="H7704"\w* \w also|strong="H6430"\w* \w take|strong="H3423"\w* \w possession|strong="H3423"\w* \w of|strong="H2022"\w* \w the|strong="H3423"\w* \w territory|strong="H7704"\w* \w of|strong="H2022"\w* Ephraim \w and|strong="H2022"\w* \w the|strong="H3423"\w* \w territory|strong="H7704"\w* \w of|strong="H2022"\w* \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H2022"\w* \w the|strong="H3423"\w* people \w of|strong="H2022"\w* \w Benjamin|strong="H1144"\w* \w will|strong="H7704"\w* \w take|strong="H3423"\w* \w possession|strong="H3423"\w* \w of|strong="H2022"\w* \w Gilead|strong="H1568"\w*.   
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\v 20  \w The|strong="H5704"\w* \w exiles|strong="H1546"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w fortress|strong="H2426"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w people|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*  
\q1 \w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w take|strong="H3423"\w* \w possession|strong="H3423"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w what|strong="H2088"\w* belongs \w to|strong="H5704"\w*  
\q1 \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w people|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Canaan|strong="H3669"\w*, \w as|strong="H5704"\w* \w far|strong="H5704"\w* \w as|strong="H5704"\w* \w Zarephath|strong="H6886"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w exiles|strong="H1546"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w who|strong="H1121"\w* \w are|strong="H1121"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w Sepharad|strong="H5614"\w*  
\q1 \w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w take|strong="H3423"\w* \w possession|strong="H3423"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w towns|strong="H5892"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w Negev|strong="H5045"\w*.   
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\v 21  \w Those|strong="H3467"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w been|strong="H1961"\w* \w delivered|strong="H3467"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w go|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w on|strong="H3068"\w* \w Mount|strong="H2022"\w* \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w*  
\q1 \w in|strong="H3068"\w* order \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w rule|strong="H8199"\w* \w over|strong="H5927"\w* \w Esau|strong="H6215"\w*’s \w mountain|strong="H2022"\w*.  
\p \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* reign \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w King|strong="H4410"\w*!   