Obadiah 1–9

1  *The vision of Obadiah.

Thus saith the Lord God aconcerning Edom;

bcWe have heard a rumour from the Lord,

And an ambassador is sent among the heathen,

Arise ye, and let us rise up against her in battle.

2  cBehold, I have made thee small among the heathen:

Thou art greatly despised.

3  cThe pride of thine heart hath mdeceived thee,

Thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose dhabitation is high;

eThat saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground?

4  ceThough thou exalt thyself as the eagle,

And efgthough thou set thy nest among the stars,

gThence will I bring thee down, saith the Lord.

5  hIf thieves came to thee, if robbers by night, (how art thou icut off!)

Would they not have stolen till they had enough?

hIf the grapegatherers came to thee,

kWould they not leave ||some grapes?

6  lHow are the things of Esau searched out!

How are his hidden things sought up!

7  All the men of thy confederacy have brought thee even to the border:

†The men that were at peace with thee have mdeceived thee, and prevailed against thee;

†nThey that eat thy bread have laid oa wound under thee:

pThere is none understanding ||in him.

8  qShall I not rin that day, saith the Lord,

Even destroy pthe wise men out of Edom,

And punderstanding out of sthe mount of Esau?

9  And tthy mighty men, O puTeman, shall be dismayed,

To the end that every one of sthe mount of Esau may be cut off by slaughter.