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Edom Will Be Humbled

The 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 youWill send you forth to the border,And the men at peace with youWill deceive you and overpower you.They who eat your bbreadWill 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 EdomAnd 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.
10 “Because of aviolence to your brother Jacob,1You will be covered with shame,bAnd you will be cut off forever.11 “On the day that you astood aloof,On the day that strangers carried off his wealth,And foreigners entered his gateAnd bcast lots for Jerusalem—cYou too were as one of them.12 “aDo not 1gloat over your brother’s day,The day of his misfortune.And bdo not rejoice over the sons of JudahIn the day of their destruction;Yes, cdo not 2boastIn the day of their distress.13 “Do not enter the gate of My peopleIn the aday of their disaster.Yes, you, do not 1gloat over their calamityIn the day of their disaster.And do not bloot their wealthIn the day of their disaster.14 “Do not astand at the fork of the roadTo cut down their fugitives;And do not imprison their survivorsIn the day of their distress.
The Day of the LORD and the Future
15 “For the aday of the LORD draws near on all the nations.bAs you have done, it will be done to you.Your cdealings will return on your own head.16 “Because just as you adrank on bMy holy mountain,All the nations cwill drink continually.They will drink and 1swallowAnd become as if they had never existed.17 “But on Mount aZion there will be those who escape,And it will be holy.And the house of Jacob will bpossess their possessions.18 “Then the house of Jacob will be a afireAnd the house of Joseph a flame;But the house of Esau will be as stubble.And they will set 1them on fire and consume 2them,So that there will be bno survivor of the house of Esau,”For the LORD has spoken.19 Then those of the 1Negev will apossess the mountain of Esau,And those of the 2Shephelah the bPhilistine plain;Also, cpossess the territory of Ephraim and the territory of Samaria,And Benjamin will possess Gilead.20 And the exiles of this host of the sons of Israel,Who are among the Canaanites as far as aZarephath,And the exiles of Jerusalem who are in SepharadWill possess the bcities of the Negev.21 The adeliverers will ascend Mount ZionTo judge the mountain of Esau,And the bkingdom will be the LORD’S.
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Edom Will Be Humbled

The vision of Obadiah.This is what the Lord 1GOD says concerning aEdom—bWe have heard a report from the LORD,And a cmessenger has been sent among the nations saying,“dArise, and let’s go up 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,The one who lives in the clefts of 1the brock,On the height of his dwelling place,Who says in his heart,‘cWho will bring me down to earth?’4 “Though you amake your home 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—Oh how you will be ruined!—Would they not steal only 2until they had enough?If grape-pickers came to you,bWould they not leave some gleanings?6 “Oh how Esau will be asearched,And his hidden treasures searched out!7 “All the apeople 1allied with youWill send you to the border,And the people at peace with youWill deceive you and overpower you.They who eat your bbreadWill set an ambush for you.(There is cno understanding 2in him.)8 “Will I not on that day,” declares the LORD,“aEliminate wise men from Edom,And understanding from the mountain of Esau?9 “Then your awarriors will be filled with terror, bTeman,So that everyone will be celiminated from the mountain of Esau by murder.
10 “Because of aviolence to your brother Jacob,Shame will cover you,bAnd you will be eliminated forever.11 “On the day that you astood aloof,On the day that strangers carried off his wealth,And foreigners entered his gateAnd bcast lots for Jerusalem—cYou too were as one of them.12 “aDo not 1gloat over your brother’s day,The day of his misfortune.And bdo not rejoice over the sons of JudahOn the day of their destruction;Yes, cdo not 2boastOn the day of their distress.13 “Do not enter the gate of My peopleOn the aday of their disaster.You indeed, do not 1gloat over their catastropheOn the day of their disaster.And do not blay a hand on their wealthOn the day of their disaster.14 “Do not astand at the crossroadsTo eliminate their survivors;And do not hand over their refugeesOn the day of their distress.
The Day of the LORD and the Future
15 “For the aday of the LORD is near for all the nations.bJust as you have done, it will be done to you.Your cdealings will return on your own head.16 “For just as you adrank on bMy holy mountain,All the nations cwill drink continually.They will drink 1to the last drop,And become as if they had never existed.17 “But on Mount aZion there will be those who escape,And it will be holy.And the house of Jacob will 1bpossess their 2property.18 “Then the house of Jacob will be a afire,And the house of Joseph a flame;But the house of Esau will be like stubble.And they will set 1them on fire and consume 2them,So that there will be bno survivor of the house of Esau,”For the LORD has spoken.19 Then those of the 1Negev will 2apossess the mountain of Esau,And those of the 3Shephelah the bPhilistine plain;Also, cthey will 4possess the territory of Ephraim and the territory of Samaria,And Benjamin the territory of Gilead.20 And the exiles of this army of the sons of Israel,Who are among the Canaanites as far as aZarephath,And the exiles of Jerusalem who are in Sepharad,Will 1possess the bcities of the Negev.21 1The adeliverers will ascend Mount ZionTo judge the mountain of Esau,And the bkingdom will be the LORD’S.