Obadiah 5-9
Legacy Standard Bible
5 “If (A)thieves came to you,
If [a]robbers by night—
Oh how you will be ruined!—
Would they not thieve only [b]until they had enough?
If grape gatherers came to you,
(B)Would they not allow some gleanings to remain?
6 Oh how Esau will be (C)searched out
And his hidden treasures ransacked!
7 All the (D)men who have [c]a covenant 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 (E)bread
Will set an ambush for you.
(There is (F)no discernment [d]in him.)
8 Will I not on that day,” declares Yahweh,
“(G)Cause the wise men to perish from Edom
And discernment from the mountain of Esau?
9 Then your (H)mighty men will be dismayed, O (I)Teman,
So that each one may be (J)cut off from the mountain of Esau by slaughter.
Footnotes
- Obadiah 1:5 Lit devastators of the night
- Obadiah 1:5 Lit their sufficiency
- Obadiah 1:7 Lit your covenant
- Obadiah 1:7 In Esau; or of it
Obadiah 5-9
Evangelical Heritage Version
5 If thieves came to you, if robbers came by night—oh, what disaster awaits you!—wouldn’t they steal only until they had enough? If grape pickers came to you, wouldn’t they leave some grapes for gleaning? 6 Oh, how completely Esau will be ransacked! His hidden treasures will be searched out and looted!
7 All your allies will push you back to your border.
Those who were at peace with you will deceive you and overpower you.
Those who eat bread with you will lay a trap for you.
There is no understanding left in Edom.[a]
8 Will I not destroy the wise men of Edom on that day, declares the Lord? Will I not take away from the mountain of Esau those who have understanding? 9 Your strong warrior, Teman,[b] will be shattered by terror, so that everyone from the mountain of Esau will be cut down by the massacre.
Read full chapterFootnotes
- Obadiah 1:7 Or, taking the phrase with the preceding sentence, and you will not even realize it
- Obadiah 1:9 Teman is a city in Edom.
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