Obadiah 1

1 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.2 Behold, I have made thee small among the nations: thou art greatly despised.3 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?4 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.5 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?6 How are the things of Esau searched! how are his hidden treasures sought out!7 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.8 Shall I not in that day, saith Jehovah, destroy the wise men out of Edom, and understanding out of the mount of Esau?9 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.10 For the violence done to thy brother Jacob, shame shall cover thee, and thou shalt be cut off for ever.11 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.12 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.13 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.14 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.15 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.16 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.17 But in mount Zion there shall be those that escape, and it shall be holy; and the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions.18 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.19 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.20 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.21 And saviours shall come up on mount Zion to judge the mount of Esau; and the kingdom shall be Jehovah’s.

Obadiah 1

God’s Judgment on Edom

1 The visions that Obadiahs saw.t
The Lord Godt says this concerningt Edom:s
We have heard a report from the Lord.
An envoy was sent among the nations, saying,t
“Arise! Let us make war against Edom!”t

Edom’s Approaching Destruction

2 The Lord says,t “Look! I willt make you a weak nation;s
you will be greatly despised!

3 Your presumptuous heartt has deceived you –
you who reside in the safety of the rocky cliffs,ts
whose home is high in the mountains.t
You think to yourself,t
‘No one cant bring me down to the ground!’t

4 Even if you were to soar high like an eagle,s
even if yous were to make your nest among the stars,
I can bring you down even from there!” says the Lord.

5 “If thieves came to rob yous during the night,t
they would steal only as much as they wanted!t
If grape pickers came to harvest your vineyards,t
they would leave some behind for the poor!ts
But you will be totally destroyed!t

6 How the people of Esaut will be thoroughly plundered!t
Theirt hidden valuables will be ransacked!t

7 All your alliest will forcet you from your homeland!t
Your treaty partnerst will deceive you and overpower you.
Your trusted friendst will set an ambusht fort you
that will take you by surprise!t

8 At that time,”t the Lord says,
“I will destroy the wise sages of Edom!t
the adviserst from Esau’s mountain!t

9 Your warriors will be shattered, O Teman,s
so thatt everyonet will be destroyedt from Esau’s mountain!

Edom’s Treachery Against Judah

10 “Becauset you violently slaughteredt your relatives,t the people of Jacob,t
shame will cover you, and you will be destroyedt forever.

11 You stood alooft while strangers took his armyt captive,
and foreigners advanced to his gates.s
When they cast lotss over Jerusalem,s
you behaved as though you were in leaguet with them.

12 You should nott have gloatedt when your relativest suffered calamity.t
You should not have rejoiced over the people of Judah when they were destroyed.t
You should not have boastedt when they suffered adversity.t

13 You should not have entered the cityt of my people when they experienced distress.t
You should not have joinedt in gloating over their misfortune when they suffered distress.t
You should not have looteds their wealth when they endured distress.t

14 You should not have stood at the fork in the roadt to slaughtert those trying to escape.t
You should not have captured their refugees when they suffered adversity.t

The Coming Day of the Lord

15 “For the day of the Lords is approachingt for all the nations!s
Just as you have done, so it will be done to you.
You will get exactly what your deeds deserve.t

16 For just as yout have drunks on my holy mountain,
so all the nations will drink continually.s
They will drink, and they will gulp down;
they will be as though they had never been.

17 But on Mount Zion there will be a remnant of those who escape,t
and it will be a holy place once again.
The descendantst of Jacob will conquert
those who had conquered them.s

18 The descendants of Jacob will be a fire,
and the descendants of Joseph a flame.
The descendants of Esau will be like stubble.
They will burn them up and devour them.
There will not be a single survivort of the descendants of Esau!”
Indeed, the Lord has spoken it.

19 The people of the Negevts will take possessions of Esau’s mountain,
and the people of the Shephelahts will take
possessiont of the land oft the Philistines.
They will also take possession of the territory of Ephraim and the territory of Samaria,
and the people of Benjamin will take possessiont of Gilead.s

20 The exiles of this fortresst of the people of Israel
will take possessiont of what belongs to
the people of Canaan, as far as Zarephath,s
and the exiles of Jerusalems who are in Sepharads
will take possession of the towns of the Negev.

21 Those who have been delivereds will go up on Mount Zion
in order to rule overt Esau’s mountain.
Then the Lord will reign as King!t