Obadiah 1–10

The vision of Obadiah.

EDOM’S CERTAIN JUDGMENT

This is what the Lord God has said about Edom:^a

We have heard a message from the Lord;^b

an envoy has been sent^c among the nations:

“Rise up,^d and let’s go to war against her.”^A

²Look, I will make you insignificant^e

among the nations;

you will be deeply despised.

³Your arrogant heart has deceived you,^f

you who live in clefts of the rock^BCg

in your home on the heights,

who say to yourself,

“Who can bring me down to the ground?”^h

⁴Though you seem to soar^D like an eagle^F

and make your nest among the stars,^j

even from there I will bring you down.

This is the Lord’s declaration.

⁵If thieves came to you,^k

if marauders by night—

how ravaged you would be!—

wouldn’t they steal only what they wanted?

If grape harvesters came to you,

wouldn’t they leave a few grapes?^l

⁶How Esau will be pillaged,^m

his hidden treasures searched out!ⁿ

⁷Everyone who has a treaty with you^o

will drive you to the border;

everyone at peace with you

will deceive and conquer you.

Those who eat your bread^p

will set^E a trap for you.

He will be unaware of it.^q

⁸In that day—

this is the Lord’s declaration—

will I not eliminate the wise ones of Edom^r

and those who understand

from the hill country of Esau?

⁹Teman,^Fs your warriors^t will be terrified

so that everyone from the hill country of Esau

will be destroyed by slaughter.^u

EDOM’S SINS AGAINST JUDAH

¹⁰You will be covered with shame

and destroyed forever

because of violence done to your brother Jacob.^v