Obadiah 1–9

Edom Will Be Humbled

¹The vision of Obadiah.

Thus says the Lord ¹God concerning ^aEdom—

^bWe have heard a report from the Lord,

And an ^cenvoy has been sent among the nations saying,

“^dArise and let us go against her for battle”—

²“Behold, I will make you ^asmall among the nations;

You are greatly despised.

³“The ^aarrogance of your heart has deceived you,

You who live in the clefts of ¹the ^brock,

In the loftiness of your dwelling place,

Who say in your heart,

‘^cWho will bring me down to earth?’

⁴“Though you ^abuild high like the eagle,

Though you set your nest among the ^bstars,

From there I will bring you down,” declares the Lord.

⁵“If ^athieves came to you,

If ¹robbers by night—

O how you will be ruined!—

Would they not steal only ²until they had enough?

If grape gatherers came to you,

^bWould they not leave some gleanings?

⁶“O how Esau will be ^aransacked,

And his hidden treasures searched out!

⁷“All the ^amen ¹allied with you

Will send you forth to the border,

And the men at peace with you

Will deceive you and overpower you.

They who eat your ^bbread

Will set an ambush for you.

(There is ^cno understanding ²in him.)

⁸“Will I not on that day,” declares the Lord,

“^aDestroy wise men from Edom

And understanding from the mountain of Esau?

⁹“Then your ^amighty men will be dismayed, O ^bTeman,

So that everyone may be ^ccut off from the mountain of Esau by slaughter.