Obadiah 1

Obadiah pronounces divine judgment against Edom for their pride and betrayal of Judah during Babylon's conquest of Jerusalem in 587 BCE, declaring that Edom will be completely destroyed while Yahweh restores his people to Mount Zion. The prophecy warns that all nations who act with Edom's arrogance and refuse to aid their neighbors will face the Day of the Lord and experience the same fate they inflicted on others.

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Verse 1
vision prophetic vision of Obadiah Servant of Yah Ovadeyah Thus in this manner says he said Lord my Sovereign Lord GOD the Being-One Yahweh to Edom to Edom to Edom message heard report we have heard we heard from from beside the LORD Yahweh Yahweh and an envoy and an envoy among the nations in the people-groups has been sent was dispatched Arise Rise up! and let us rise up and let us rise against her upon her for battle to the battle
חֲז֖וֹן 𐤇𐤆𐤅𐤍 chazon vision prophetic vision HNcmsc עֹֽבַדְיָ֑ה 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉𐤄 ovadeyah of Obadiah Servant of Yah Ovadeyah HNp כֹּֽה 𐤊𐤄 koh Thus in this manner HD אָמַר֩ 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says he said HVqp3ms אֲדֹנָ֨/י 𐤀𐤃𐤍/𐤉 adonay Lord my Sovereign Lord HNcmpc/Sp1cs יְהוִ֜ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvih GOD the Being-One Yahweh HNp לֶ/אֱד֗וֹם 𐤋/𐤀𐤃𐤅𐤌 leedom to Edom to Edom to Edom HR/Np שְׁמוּעָ֨ה 𐤔𐤌𐤅𐤏𐤄 shemuah message heard report HNcfsa שָׁמַ֜עְנוּ 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤍𐤅 shamaenu we have heard we heard HVqp1cp מֵ/אֵ֤ת 𐤌/𐤀𐤕 meet from from beside HR/R יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp וְ/צִיר֙ 𐤅/𐤑𐤉𐤓 vetsir and an envoy and an envoy HC/Ncmsa בַּ/גּוֹיִ֣ם 𐤁/𐤂𐤅𐤉𐤌 bagoyim among the nations in the people-groups HRd/Ncmpa שֻׁלָּ֔ח 𐤔𐤋𐤇 shulach has been sent was dispatched HVPp3ms ק֛וּמוּ 𐤒𐤅𐤌𐤅 qumu Arise Rise up! HVqv2mp וְ/נָק֥וּמָה 𐤅/𐤍𐤒𐤅𐤌𐤄 venaqumah and let us rise up and let us rise HC/Vqh1cp עָלֶי/הָ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤄 aleyha against her upon her HR/Sp3fs לַ/מִּלְחָמָֽה 𐤋/𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄 lamilechamah for battle to the battle HRd/Ncfsa
Verse 5
If if / whether thieves stealers came they came to you — if if / whether robbers devastators of by night night how How? you have been cut off you have been silenced would they not is it not? steal they will steal until they had enough their sufficiency If if / whether grape-gatherers grape-harvesters came they came to you — would they not is it not? leave they will cause to remain some gleanings grape-gleanings of
אִם 𐤀𐤌 im If if / whether HC גַּנָּבִ֤ים 𐤂𐤍𐤁𐤉𐤌 ganavim thieves stealers HNcmpa בָּאֽוּ 𐤁𐤀𐤅 bau came they came HVqp3cp לְ/ךָ֙ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha to you HR/Sp2ms אִם 𐤀𐤌 im-2 if if / whether HC שׁ֣וֹדְדֵי 𐤔𐤅𐤃𐤃𐤉 shodedey robbers devastators of HVqrmpc לַ֔יְלָה 𐤋𐤉𐤋𐤄 layelah by night night HNcmsa אֵ֣יךְ 𐤀𐤉𐤊 eykhe how How? HTi נִדְמֵ֔יתָה 𐤍𐤃𐤌𐤉𐤕𐤄 nidemeytah you have been cut off you have been silenced HVNp2ms הֲ/ל֥וֹא 𐤄/𐤋𐤅𐤀 halo would they not is it not? HTi/Tn יִגְנְב֖וּ 𐤉𐤂𐤍𐤁𐤅 yigenevu steal they will steal HVqi3mp דַּיָּ֑/ם 𐤃𐤉/𐤌 dayam until they had enough their sufficiency HNcmsc/Sp3mp אִם 𐤀𐤌 im-3 If if / whether HC בֹּֽצְרִים֙ 𐤁𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 botserim grape-gatherers grape-harvesters HVqrmpa בָּ֣אוּ 𐤁𐤀𐤅 bau-2 came they came HVqp3cp לָ֔/ךְ 𐤋/𐤊 lakhe to you HR/Sp2fs הֲ/ל֖וֹא 𐤄/𐤋𐤅𐤀 halo-2 would they not is it not? HTi/Tn יַשְׁאִ֥ירוּ 𐤉𐤔𐤀𐤉𐤓𐤅 yasheiru leave they will cause to remain HVhi3mp עֹלֵלֽוֹת 𐤏𐤋𐤋𐤅𐤕 olelot some gleanings grape-gleanings of HNcfpa
Verse 7
to up to the border the boundary they have sent you they dispatched you all the whole of the men men of of your covenant your binding covenant have deceived you they deceived you have prevailed they were able against you — the men men of of your peace your wholeness your bread your bread they lay they will set a snare wound under you beneath you (ms) there is no there is not understanding discernment in him —
עַֽד 𐤏𐤃 ad to up to HR הַ/גְּב֣וּל 𐤄/𐤂𐤁𐤅𐤋 hagevul the border the boundary HTd/Ncmsa שִׁלְּח֗וּ/ךָ 𐤔𐤋𐤇𐤅/𐤊 shilechukha they have sent you they dispatched you HVpp3cp/Sp2ms כֹּ֚ל 𐤊𐤋 kol all the whole of HNcmsc אַנְשֵׁ֣י 𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉 aneshey the men men of HNcmpc בְרִיתֶ֔/ךָ 𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤕/𐤊 veritekha of your covenant your binding covenant HNcfsc/Sp2ms הִשִּׁיא֛וּ/ךָ 𐤄𐤔𐤉𐤀𐤅/𐤊 hishiukha have deceived you they deceived you HVhp3cp/Sp2ms יָכְל֥וּ 𐤉𐤊𐤋𐤅 yakhelu have prevailed they were able HVqp3cp לְ/ךָ֖ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha against you HR/Sp2ms אַנְשֵׁ֣י 𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉 aneshey-2 the men men of HNcmpc שְׁלֹמֶ֑/ךָ 𐤔𐤋𐤌/𐤊 shelomekha of your peace your wholeness HNcmsc/Sp2ms לַחְמְ/ךָ֗ 𐤋𐤇𐤌/𐤊 lachemekha your bread your bread HNcbsc/Sp2ms יָשִׂ֤ימוּ 𐤉𐤔𐤉𐤌𐤅 yasimu they lay they will set HVqi3mp מָזוֹר֙ 𐤌𐤆𐤅𐤓 mazor a snare wound HNcmsa תַּחְתֶּ֔י/ךָ 𐤕𐤇𐤕𐤉/𐤊 tacheteykha under you beneath you (ms) HR/Sp2ms אֵ֥ין 𐤀𐤉𐤍 eyn there is no there is not HTn תְּבוּנָ֖ה 𐤕𐤁𐤅𐤍𐤄 tevunah understanding discernment HNcfsa בּֽ/וֹ 𐤁/𐤅 bo in him HR/Sp3ms
Verse 11
on the day in the day of you stood your standing aloof from before on the day in the day of carried away captive to take captive strangers foreign ones his wealth his strength and foreigners and outsiders entered they came his gate his gate his gates his gates and on and upon Jerusalem Foundation of Wholeness Yerushalam they cast they cast lots lots allotted portion also also you you as one as one of them —
בְּ/יוֹם֙ 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 beyom on the day in the day of HR/Ncmsc עֲמָֽדְ/ךָ֣ 𐤏𐤌𐤃/𐤊 amadekha you stood your standing HVqc/Sp2ms מִ/נֶּ֔גֶד 𐤌/𐤍𐤂𐤃 mineged aloof from before HR/R בְּ/י֛וֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 beyom-2 on the day in the day of HR/Ncmsc שְׁב֥וֹת 𐤔𐤁𐤅𐤕 shevot carried away captive to take captive HVqc זָרִ֖ים 𐤆𐤓𐤉𐤌 zarim strangers foreign ones HAampa חֵיל֑/וֹ 𐤇𐤉𐤋/𐤅 cheylo his wealth his strength HNcmsc/Sp3ms וְ/נָכְרִ֞ים 𐤅/𐤍𐤊𐤓𐤉𐤌 venakherim and foreigners and outsiders HC/Aampa בָּ֣אוּ 𐤁𐤀𐤅 bau entered they came HVqp3cp שער/ו 𐤔𐤏𐤓/𐤅 shrv his gate his gate HNcmsc/Sp3ms שְׁעָרָ֗י/ו 𐤔𐤏𐤓𐤉/𐤅 shearayv his gates his gates HNcmpc/Sp3ms וְ/עַל 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal and on and upon HC/R יְרוּשָׁלִַ֨ם֙ 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 yerushalaim Jerusalem Foundation of Wholeness Yerushalam HNp יַדּ֣וּ 𐤉𐤃𐤅 yadu they cast they cast lots HVqp3cp גוֹרָ֔ל 𐤂𐤅𐤓𐤋 goral lots allotted portion HNcmsa גַּם 𐤂𐤌 gam also also HTa אַתָּ֖ה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah you you HPp2ms כְּ/אַחַ֥ד 𐤊/𐤀𐤇𐤃 keachad Eka (Bemba) as one as one HR/Acmsc מֵ/הֶֽם 𐤌/𐤄𐤌 mehem of them HR/Sp3mp
Verse 12
and do not and do not look may you see in day day of your brother your brother in day in the day of of his estrangement his foreignness and do not and do not rejoice she will rejoice over sons to sons of of Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah in day in the day of of their destruction their perishing and do not and do not magnify may you make great your mouth your mouth in day in the day of of distress constraining distress
וְ/אַל 𐤅/𐤀𐤋 veal and do not and do not HC/Tn תֵּ֤רֶא 𐤕𐤓𐤀 tere look may you see HVqj2ms בְ/יוֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 veyom in day day HR/Ncmsc אָחִ֨י/ךָ֙ 𐤀𐤇𐤉/𐤊 achikha of your brother your brother HNcmsc/Sp2ms בְּ/י֣וֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 beyom in day in the day of HR/Ncmsc נָכְר֔/וֹ 𐤍𐤊𐤓/𐤅 nakhero of his estrangement his foreignness HNcmsc/Sp3ms וְ/אַל 𐤅/𐤀𐤋 veal-2 and do not and do not HC/Tn תִּשְׂמַ֥ח 𐤕𐤔𐤌𐤇 tisemach rejoice she will rejoice HVqj2ms לִ/בְנֵֽי 𐤋/𐤁𐤍𐤉 liveney Bene (Bemba) over sons to sons of HR/Ncmpc יְהוּדָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah of Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah HNp בְּ/י֣וֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 beyom-2 in day in the day of HR/Ncmsc אָבְדָ֑/ם 𐤀𐤁𐤃/𐤌 avedam of their destruction their perishing HVqc/Sp3mp וְ/אַל 𐤅/𐤀𐤋 veal-3 and do not and do not HC/Tn תַּגְדֵּ֥ל 𐤕𐤂𐤃𐤋 tagedel magnify may you make great HVhj2ms פִּ֖י/ךָ 𐤐𐤉/𐤊 pikha your mouth your mouth HNcmsc/Sp2ms בְּ/י֥וֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 beyom-3 in day in the day of HR/Ncmsc צָרָֽה 𐤑𐤓𐤄 tsarah of distress constraining distress HNcfsa
Verse 13
not upon / over enter you will come into the gate gate of My people my people in the day in the day of of their calamity their calamity not upon / over look may you see also also you you on their affliction in his evil in the day in the day of of their calamity his calamity nor and do not send out they (fem.) will send forth on their forces his strength in the day in the day of of their calamity his calamity
אַל 𐤀𐤋 al not upon / over HTn תָּב֤וֹא 𐤕𐤁𐤅𐤀 tavo enter you will come HVqj2ms בְ/שַֽׁעַר 𐤁/𐤔𐤏𐤓 veshaar into the gate gate HR/Ncmsc עַמִּ/י֙ 𐤏𐤌/𐤉 ami of My people my people HNcmsc/Sp1cs בְּ/י֣וֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 beyom in the day in the day of HR/Ncmsc אֵידָ֔/ם 𐤀𐤉𐤃/𐤌 eydam of their calamity their calamity HNcmsc/Sp3mp אַל 𐤀𐤋 al-2 not upon / over HTn תֵּ֧רֶא 𐤕𐤓𐤀 tere look may you see HVqj2ms גַם 𐤂𐤌 gam also also HD אַתָּ֛ה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah you you HPp2ms בְּ/רָעָת֖/וֹ 𐤁/𐤓𐤏𐤕/𐤅 beraato on their affliction in his evil HR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms בְּ/י֣וֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 beyom-2 in the day in the day of HR/Ncmsc אֵיד֑/וֹ 𐤀𐤉𐤃/𐤅 eydo of their calamity his calamity HNcmsc/Sp3ms וְ/אַל 𐤅/𐤀𐤋 veal nor and do not HC/Tn תִּשְׁלַ֥חְנָה 𐤕𐤔𐤋𐤇𐤍𐤄 tishelachenah send out they (fem.) will send forth HVqj2fp בְ/חֵיל֖/וֹ 𐤁/𐤇𐤉𐤋/𐤅 vecheylo on their forces his strength HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms בְּ/י֥וֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 beyom-3 in the day in the day of HR/Ncmsc אֵידֽ/וֹ 𐤀𐤉𐤃/𐤅 eydo-2 of their calamity his calamity HNcmsc/Sp3ms
Verse 18
And it shall be and he/it became house house-of of Jacob Heel-Grasper Yaaqov fire fire and house and house of of Joseph He adds Yosef flame blazing flame and house and house of of Esau Esav Esav for stubble to straw and they shall kindle and they burned among them — and devour them and they consumed them and not and not shall be he will come to be survivor survivor to house to a house of of Esau Esav Esav for for/because the LORD Yahweh Yahweh has spoken he declared
וְ/הָיָה֩ 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤄 vehayah And it shall be and he/it became HC/Vqq3ms בֵית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 veyt house house-of HNcmsc יַעֲקֹ֨ב 𐤉𐤏𐤒𐤁 yaaqov of Jacob Heel-Grasper Yaaqov HNp אֵ֜שׁ 𐤀𐤔 esh fire fire HNcbsa וּ/בֵ֧ית 𐤅/𐤁𐤉𐤕 uveyt and house and house of HC/Ncmsc יוֹסֵ֣ף 𐤉𐤅𐤎𐤐 yosef of Joseph He adds Yosef HNp לֶהָבָ֗ה 𐤋𐤄𐤁𐤄 lehavah flame blazing flame HNcfsa וּ/בֵ֤ית 𐤅/𐤁𐤉𐤕 uveyt-2 and house and house of HC/Ncmsc עֵשָׂו֙ 𐤏𐤔𐤅 esav of Esau Esav Esav HNp לְ/קַ֔שׁ 𐤋/𐤒𐤔 leqash for stubble to straw HR/Ncmsa וְ/דָלְק֥וּ 𐤅/𐤃𐤋𐤒𐤅 vedalequ and they shall kindle and they burned HC/Vqq3cp בָ/הֶ֖ם 𐤁/𐤄𐤌 vahem among them HR/Sp3mp וַ/אֲכָל֑וּ/ם 𐤅/𐤀𐤊𐤋𐤅/𐤌 vaakhalum and devour them and they consumed them HC/Vqq3cp/Sp3mp וְ/לֹֽא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not and not HC/Tn יִֽהְיֶ֤ה 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤄 yiheyeh shall be he will come to be HVqi3ms שָׂרִיד֙ 𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤃 sarid survivor survivor HNcmsa לְ/בֵ֣ית 𐤋/𐤁𐤉𐤕 leveyt to house to a house of HR/Ncmsc עֵשָׂ֔ו 𐤏𐤔𐤅 esav-2 of Esau Esav Esav HNp כִּ֥י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC יְהוָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp דִּבֵּֽר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 diber has spoken he declared HVpp3ms
Verse 19
and they shall possess and they took possession those of the Negev the arid southland direct object marker object-marker the mountain mountain of of Esau Esav Esav and those of the Shephelah and the lowland region direct object marker object-marker the Philistines Philistine men Pelishetim and they shall possess and they took possession direct object marker object-marker the fields open field of of Ephraim Double Fruitfulness Eferayim and and object-marker the fields open field of of Samaria Watch-Place Shomeron and Benjamin and Son-of-the-Right-Hand and Bineyamin direct object marker object-marker Gilead the Heap-of-Witness the Gilead
וְ/יָרְשׁ֨וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤔𐤅 veyareshu and they shall possess and they took possession HC/Vqq3cp הַ/נֶּ֜גֶב 𐤄/𐤍𐤂𐤁 hanegev those of the Negev the arid southland HTd/Ncmsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et direct object marker object-marker HTo הַ֣ר 𐤄𐤓 har the mountain mountain of HNcmsc עֵשָׂ֗ו 𐤏𐤔𐤅 esav of Esau Esav Esav HNp וְ/הַ/שְּׁפֵלָה֙ 𐤅/𐤄/𐤔𐤐𐤋𐤄 vehashefelah and those of the Shephelah and the lowland region HC/Td/Ncfsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 direct object marker object-marker HTo פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 pelishetim the Philistines Philistine men Pelishetim HNgmpa וְ/יָרְשׁוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤔𐤅 veyareshu-2 and they shall possess and they took possession HC/Vqq3cp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-3 direct object marker object-marker HTo שְׂדֵ֣ה 𐤔𐤃𐤄 sedeh the fields open field of HNcmsc אֶפְרַ֔יִם 𐤀𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤌 eferayim of Ephraim Double Fruitfulness Eferayim HNp וְ/אֵ֖ת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and and object-marker HC/To שְׂדֵ֣ה 𐤔𐤃𐤄 sedeh-2 the fields open field of HNcmsc שֹׁמְר֑וֹן 𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤅𐤍 shomeron of Samaria Watch-Place Shomeron HNp וּ/בִנְיָמִ֖ן 𐤅/𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌𐤍 uvineyamin and Benjamin and Son-of-the-Right-Hand and Bineyamin HC/Np אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-4 direct object marker object-marker HTo הַ/גִּלְעָֽד 𐤄/𐤂𐤋𐤏𐤃 hagilead Gilead the Heap-of-Witness the Gilead HTd/Np
Verse 20
and the exile and exile-of of the host Begin! this this one of the sons of to sons of Israel El-Contends Yiserael who that-which Canaanites Canaanites Kenaanim as far as up to Zarephath Tsarephath Tsarefat and the exile and exile-of of Jerusalem Foundation of Wholeness Yerushalam who that-which in Sepharad in Sepharad in Sefarad shall possess they will take possession the object-marker cities settlements of of the Negev the arid southland
וְ/גָלֻ֣ת 𐤅/𐤂𐤋𐤕 vegalut and the exile and exile-of HC/Ncfsc הַֽ/חֵל 𐤄/𐤇𐤋 hachel of the host Begin! HTd/Ncmsa הַ֠/זֶּה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this this one HTd/Pdxms לִ/בְנֵ֨י 𐤋/𐤁𐤍𐤉 liveney Bene (Bemba) of the sons of to sons of HR/Ncmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp אֲשֶֽׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who that-which HTr כְּנַעֲנִים֙ 𐤊𐤍𐤏𐤍𐤉𐤌 kenaanim Canaanites Canaanites Kenaanim HNgmpa עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad as far as up to HR צָ֣רְפַ֔ת 𐤑𐤓𐤐𐤕 tsarefat Zarephath Tsarephath Tsarefat HNp וְ/גָלֻ֥ת 𐤅/𐤂𐤋𐤕 vegalut-2 and the exile and exile-of HC/Ncfsc יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 yerushalaim of Jerusalem Foundation of Wholeness Yerushalam HNp אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 who that-which HTr בִּ/סְפָרַ֑ד 𐤁/𐤎𐤐𐤓𐤃 bisefarad in Sepharad in Sepharad in Sefarad HR/Np יִֽרְשׁ֕וּ 𐤉𐤓𐤔𐤅 yireshu shall possess they will take possession HVqi3mp אֵ֖ת 𐤀𐤕 et the object-marker HTo עָרֵ֥י 𐤏𐤓𐤉 arey cities settlements of HNcfpc הַ/נֶּֽגֶב 𐤄/𐤍𐤂𐤁 hanegev of the Negev the arid southland HTd/Ncmsa