Obadiah 1
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- 1The vision of Obadiah. Thus saith the Lord Jehovah concerning Edom: We have heard a report from Jehovah, and an ambassador is sent among the nations. Arise ye, and let us rise up against her in battle.
- חֲז֖וֹן
- חֲז֖וֹןcha.Zon[the] vision ofH2377
- עֹֽבַדְיָ֑ה
- עֹֽבַדְיָ֑ה'oad.YahObadiahH5662R
- כֹּֽה־
- כֹּֽהkoh-thusH3541
- אָמַר֩
- אָמַר֩'a.Marhe saysH0559
- אֲדֹנָ֨י
- אֲדֹנָ֨י'a.do.Nai[the] LordH0136
- יְהוִ֜ה
- יְהוִ֜הYah.wehYahwehH3069
- לֶאֱד֗וֹם
- שְׁמוּעָ֨ה
- שְׁמוּעָ֨הshe.mu.'Aha reportH8052
- שָׁמַ֜עְנוּ
- שָׁמַ֜עְנוּsha.Ma'.nuwe have heardH8085G
- מֵאֵ֤ת
- יְהוָה֙
- יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068G
- וְצִיר֙
- בַּגּוֹיִ֣ם
- שֻׁלָּ֔ח
- שֻׁלָּ֔חshu.Lachhe has been sentH7971G
- ק֛וּמוּ
- ק֛וּמוּKu.muariseH6965J
- וְנָק֥וּמָה
- עָלֶיהָ
- לַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃
- חֲז֖וֹן
- 2Behold, I have made thee small among the nations; thou art greatly despised.
- 3The pride of thy heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; -- he that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground?
- זְד֤וֹן
- זְד֤וֹןze.Don[the] presumption ofH2087
- לִבְּךָ֙
- הִשִּׁיאֶ֔ךָ
- שֹׁכְנִ֥י
- שֹׁכְנִ֥יsho.khe.NiO dwellerH7931
- בְחַגְוֵי־
- סֶּ֖לַע
- סֶּ֖לַעSe.la'rockH5553H
- מְר֣וֹם
- מְר֣וֹםme.Rom[the] height ofH4791
- שִׁבְתּ֑וֹ
- אֹמֵ֣ר
- אֹמֵ֣ר'o.Mer[who] saysH0559
- בְּלִבּ֔וֹ
- מִ֥י
- מִ֥יmiwho?H4310
- יוֹרִדֵ֖נִי
- אָֽרֶץ׃
- אָֽרֶץ'A.retz[the] groundH0776H
- זְד֤וֹן
- 4Though thou exalt thyself as the eagle, and though thou set thy nest among the stars, thence will I bring thee down, saith Jehovah.
- אִם־
- אִם'im-ifH0518A
- תַּגְבִּ֣יהַּ
- תַּגְבִּ֣יהַּtag.Bi.ahyou will make highH1361
- כַּנֶּ֔שֶׁר
- וְאִם־
- בֵּ֥ין
- בֵּ֥יןbeinbetweenH0996H
- כּֽוֹכָבִ֖ים
- כּֽוֹכָבִ֖יםko.kha.Vim[the] starsH3556
- שִׂ֣ים
- שִׂ֣יםsim[will be] setH7760A
- קִנֶּ֑ךָ
- מִשָּׁ֥ם
- אוֹרִֽידְךָ֖
- נְאֻם־
- נְאֻםne.'um-[the] utterance ofH5002
- יְהוָֽה׃
- יְהוָֽהYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- אִם־
- 5If thieves had come to thee, if robbers by night, (how art thou cut off!) would they not have stolen [supplied: till] they had had enough? If grape-gatherers had come to thee, would they not have left some gleanings?
- אִם־
- אִם'im-ifH0518A
- גַּנָּבִ֤ים
- גַּנָּבִ֤יםga.na.VimthievesH1590
- בָּאֽוּ־
- בָּאֽוּba.'u-they cameH0935G
- לְךָ֙
- אִם־
- אִם'im-ifH0518A
- שׁ֣וֹדְדֵי
- שׁ֣וֹדְדֵיSho.deidestroyers ofH7703
- לַ֔יְלָה
- לַ֔יְלָהLay.lahnightH3915
- אֵ֣יךְ
- אֵ֣יךְ'eikhhow!H0349A
- נִדְמֵ֔יתָה
- נִדְמֵ֔יתָהnid.Mei.tahyou will be destroyedH1820
- הֲל֥וֹא
- יִגְנְב֖וּ
- יִגְנְב֖וּyig.ne.Vuwill they stealH1589
- דַּיָּ֑ם
- אִם־
- אִם'im-ifH0518A
- בֹּֽצְרִים֙
- בֹּֽצְרִים֙bo.tze.Rimgrape gatherersH1219
- בָּ֣אוּ
- בָּ֣אוּBa.'uthey cameH0935G
- לָ֔ךְ
- הֲל֖וֹא
- יַשְׁאִ֥ירוּ
- יַשְׁאִ֥ירוּyash.'I.ruwill they leaveH7604
- עֹלֵלֽוֹת׃
- עֹלֵלֽוֹתo.le.LotgleaningsH5955
- אִם־
- 6How is Esau searched! his hidden things sought out!
- 7All the men of thy confederacy have pushed thee to the border; the men that were at peace with thee have deceived thee, they have prevailed against thee; [supplied: they that eat] thy bread have laid a snare under thee. There is no understanding in him.
- עַֽד־
- עַֽד'ad-toH5704
- הַגְּב֣וּל
- שִׁלְּח֗וּךָ
- כֹּ֚ל
- כֹּ֚לkolallH3605
- אַנְשֵׁ֣י
- אַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.Shei[the] men ofH0582
- בְרִיתֶ֔ךָ
- הִשִּׁיא֛וּךָ
- יָכְל֥וּ
- יָכְל֥וּya.khe.Luthey will prevailH3201
- לְךָ֖
- אַנְשֵׁ֣י
- אַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.Shei[the] men ofH0582
- שְׁלֹמֶ֑ךָ
- לַחְמְךָ֗
- יָשִׂ֤ימוּ
- יָשִׂ֤ימוּya.Si.muthey will setH7760A
- מָזוֹר֙
- מָזוֹר֙ma.zOra trapH4204
- תַּחְתֶּ֔יךָ
- אֵ֥ין
- אֵ֥ין'einthere notH0369
- תְּבוּנָ֖ה
- תְּבוּנָ֖הte.vu.Nah[is] understandingH8394
- בּֽוֹ׃
- עַֽד־
- 8Shall I not in that day, saith Jehovah, destroy the wise men out of Edom, and understanding out of the mount of Esau?
- 9And 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.
- 10Because of violence against thy brother Jacob, shame shall cover thee, and thou shalt be cut off for ever.
- 11In the day that thou stoodest on the other side, in the day that strangers carried away captive his substance, and foreigners entered into his gates, and cast lots upon Jerusalem, even thou wast as one of them.
- בְּיוֹם֙
- עֲמָֽדְךָ֣
- מִנֶּ֔גֶד
- בְּי֛וֹם
- שְׁב֥וֹת
- שְׁב֥וֹתshe.Vottook captiveH7617
- זָרִ֖ים
- זָרִ֖יםza.RimstrangersH2114A
- חֵיל֑וֹ
- וְנָכְרִ֞ים
- בָּ֣אוּ
- בָּ֣אוּBa.'uthey cameH0935G
- שְׁעָרָ֗יוQere, written (Ketiv): שַׁעֲרוֹ
- וְעַל־
- יְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙
- יְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimJerusalemH3389
- יַדּ֣וּ
- יַדּ֣וּya.Duthey castH3032
- גוֹרָ֔ל
- גוֹרָ֔לgo.Rala lotH1486
- גַּם־
- גַּםgam-alsoH1571
- אַתָּ֖ה
- אַתָּ֖ה'a.TahyouH0859A
- כְּאַחַ֥ד
- מֵהֶֽם׃
- 12But thou shouldest not have looked on the day of thy brother in the day of his disaster; neither shouldest thou have rejoiced over the children of Judah in the day of their destruction; nor have opened wide thy mouth in the day of distress.
- 13Thou shouldest not have entered into the gate of my people in the day of their calamity, nor have looked, even thou, on their affliction in the day of their calamity, neither shouldest thou have laid [supplied: hands] on their substance in the day of their calamity;
- אַל־
- אַל'al-may notH0408
- תָּב֤וֹא
- תָּב֤וֹאta.Vo'you goH0935G
- בְשַֽׁעַר־
- עַמִּי֙
- בְּי֣וֹם
- אֵידָ֔ם
- אַל־
- אַל'al-may notH0408
- תֵּ֧רֶא
- תֵּ֧רֶאTe.re'you lookH7200G
- גַם־
- גַםgam-alsoH1571
- אַתָּ֛ה
- אַתָּ֛ה'a.TahyouH0859A
- בְּרָעָת֖וֹ
- בְּי֣וֹם
- אֵיד֑וֹ
- וְאַל־
- תִּשְׁלַ֥חְנָה
- תִּשְׁלַ֥חְנָהtish.Lach.nahyou stretch outH7971G
- בְחֵיל֖וֹ
- בְּי֥וֹם
- אֵידֽוֹ׃
- אַל־
- 14and thou shouldest not have stood on the crossway, to cut off those of his that did escape, nor have delivered up those remaining of him in the day of distress.
- 15For the day of Jehovah is near upon all the nations: as thou hast done, it shall be done unto thee: thy recompence shall return upon thine own head.
- כִּֽי־
- כִּֽיki-forH3588A
- קָר֥וֹב
- קָר֥וֹבka.Rov[is] nearH7138
- יוֹם־
- יוֹםyom-[the] day ofH3117G
- יְהוָ֖ה
- יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- עַל־
- עַל'al-onH5921A
- כָּל־
- כָּלkol-allH3605
- הַגּוֹיִ֑ם
- כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר
- עָשִׂ֙יתָ֙
- עָשִׂ֙יתָ֙'a.Si.tayou have doneH6213A
- יֵעָ֣שֶׂה
- יֵעָ֣שֶׂהye.'A.sehit will be doneH6213A
- לָּ֔ךְ
- גְּמֻלְךָ֖
- יָשׁ֥וּב
- יָשׁ֥וּבya.Shuvit will returnH7725G
- בְּרֹאשֶֽׁךָ׃
- כִּֽי־
- 16For as ye have drunk upon my holy mountain, so shall all the nations drink continually; yea, they shall drink, and shall swallow down, and they shall be as though they had not been.
- כִּ֗י
- כִּ֗יKiforH3588A
- כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֤ר
- שְׁתִיתֶם֙
- שְׁתִיתֶם֙she.ti.Temyou have drunkH8354
- עַל־
- עַל'al-onH5921A
- הַ֣ר
- הַ֣רhar[the] mountain ofH2022G
- קָדְשִׁ֔י
- יִשְׁתּ֥וּ
- יִשְׁתּ֥וּyish.Tuthey will drinkH8354
- כָֽל־
- כָֽלkhol-allH3605
- הַגּוֹיִ֖ם
- תָּמִ֑יד
- תָּמִ֑ידta.MidcontinuallyH8548
- וְשָׁת֣וּ
- וְלָע֔וּ
- וְהָי֖וּ
- כְּל֥וֹא
- הָיֽוּ׃
- הָיֽוּha.Yuthey had beenH1961
- כִּ֗י
- 17But upon mount Zion shall there be deliverance, and it shall be holy; and the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions.
- 18And 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 Jehovah hath spoken [supplied: it].
- וְהָיָה֩
- בֵית־
- בֵיתveit-[the] house ofH1004M
- יַעֲקֹ֨ב
- יַעֲקֹ֨בya.'a.KoJacobH3290
- אֵ֜שׁ
- אֵ֜שׁ'esha fireH0784
- וּבֵ֧ית
- יוֹסֵ֣ף
- יוֹסֵ֣ףyo.SefJosephH3130G
- לֶהָבָ֗ה
- לֶהָבָ֗הle.ha.Vah[will be] a flameH3852
- וּבֵ֤ית
- עֵשָׂו֙
- עֵשָׂו֙'e.SavEsauH6215H
- לְקַ֔שׁ
- וְדָלְק֥וּ
- בָהֶ֖ם
- וַאֲכָל֑וּם
- וְלֹֽא־
- יִֽהְיֶ֤ה
- יִֽהְיֶ֤הyih.Yehhe will belongH1961
- שָׂרִיד֙
- שָׂרִיד֙sa.Rida survivorH8300
- לְבֵ֣ית
- עֵשָׂ֔ו
- עֵשָׂ֔ו'e.SavEsauH6215H
- כִּ֥י
- כִּ֥יkiforH3588A
- יְהוָ֖ה
- יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- דִּבֵּֽר׃
- דִּבֵּֽרdi.Berhe has spokenH1696G
- 19And [supplied: they of] the south shall possess the mount of Esau; and they of the lowland the Philistines; yea, they shall possess the field of Ephraim and the field of Samaria; and Benjamin [supplied: shall possess] Gilead;
- וְיָרְשׁ֨וּ
- הַנֶּ֜גֶב
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- הַ֣ר
- הַ֣רhar[the] mountain ofH2022G
- עֵשָׂ֗ו
- עֵשָׂ֗ו'e.SavEsauH6215I
- וְהַשְּׁפֵלָה֙
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים
- פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimPhilistinesH6430G
- וְיָרְשׁוּ֙
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- שְׂדֵ֣ה
- שְׂדֵ֣הse.Deh[the] region ofH7704G
- אֶפְרַ֔יִם
- אֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimEphraimH0669G
- וְאֵ֖ת
- שְׂדֵ֣ה
- שְׂדֵ֣הse.Deh[the] region ofH7704G
- שֹׁמְר֑וֹן
- שֹׁמְר֑וֹןsho.me.RonSamariaH8111
- וּבִנְיָמִ֖ן
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- הַגִּלְעָֽד׃
- 20and the captives of this host of the children of Israel [supplied: shall possess] what belonged to the Canaanites, unto Zarephath; and the captives of Jerusalem, who [supplied: were] in Sepharad, shall possess the cities of the south.
- וְגָלֻ֣ת
- הַֽחֵל־
- הַ֠זֶּה
- לִבְנֵ֨י
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
- אֲשֶֽׁר־
- אֲשֶֽׁר'a.Sher-whoH0834A
- כְּנַעֲנִים֙
- כְּנַעֲנִים֙ke.na.'a.Nim[will be] CanaanitesH3669A
- עַד־
- עַד'ad-toH5704
- צָ֣רְפַ֔ת
- צָ֣רְפַ֔תtza.re.FatZarephathH6886
- וְגָלֻ֥ת
- יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם
- יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimJerusalemH3389
- אֲשֶׁ֣ר
- אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhoH0834A
- בִּסְפָרַ֑ד
- יִֽרְשׁ֕וּ
- יִֽרְשׁ֕וּyir.Shuthey will take possession ofH3423H
- אֵ֖ת
- אֵ֖ת'et<obj.>H0853
- עָרֵ֥י
- עָרֵ֥י'a.Rei[the] cities ofH5892B
- הַנֶּֽגֶב׃
- 21And saviours shall come up on mount Zion, to judge the mount of Esau; and the kingdom shall be Jehovah's.
Words in italics were supplied by the translators.
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