Chronological
Edom Will Be Humbled
1 The vision of Obadiah.
This is what the Lord [a]God says concerning (A)Edom—
(B)We have heard a report from the Lord,
And a (C)messenger has been sent among the nations saying,
“(D)Arise, and let’s go up against her for battle”—
2 “Behold, I will make you (E)small among the nations;
You are greatly despised.
3 The (F)arrogance of your heart has deceived you,
The one who lives in the clefts of [b]the (G)rock,
On the height of his dwelling place,
Who says in his heart,
‘(H)Who will bring me down to earth?’
4 Though you (I)make your home high like the eagle,
Though you set your nest among the (J)stars,
From there I will bring you down,” declares the Lord.
5 “If (K)thieves came to you,
If [c]robbers by night—
Oh how you will be ruined!—
Would they not steal only [d]until they had enough?
If grape-pickers came to you,
(L)Would they not leave some gleanings?
6 Oh how Esau will be (M)searched,
And his hidden treasures searched out!
7 All the (N)people [e]allied with you
Will send you to the border,
And the people at peace with you
Will deceive you and overpower you.
They who eat your (O)bread
Will set an ambush for you.
(There is (P)no understanding [f]in him.)
8 Will I not on that day,” declares the Lord,
“(Q)Eliminate wise men from Edom,
And understanding from the mountain of Esau?
9 Then your (R)warriors will be filled with terror, (S)Teman,
So that everyone will be (T)eliminated from the mountain of Esau by murder.
10 “Because of (U)violence to your brother Jacob,
Shame will cover you,
(V)And you will be eliminated forever.
11 On the day that you (W)stood aloof,
On the day that strangers carried off his wealth,
And foreigners entered his gate
And (X)cast lots for Jerusalem—
(Y)You too were as one of them.
12 (Z)Do not [g]gloat over your brother’s day,
The day of his misfortune.
And (AA)do not rejoice over the sons of Judah
On the day of their destruction;
Yes, (AB)do not [h]boast
On the day of their distress.
13 Do not enter the gate of My people
On the (AC)day of their disaster.
You indeed, do not [i]gloat over their catastrophe
On the day of their disaster.
And do not (AD)lay a hand on their wealth
On the day of their disaster.
14 Do not (AE)stand at the crossroads
To eliminate their survivors;
And do not hand over their refugees
On the day of their distress.
The Day of the Lord and the Future
15 “For the (AF)day of the Lord is near for all the nations.
(AG)Just as you have done, it will be done to you.
Your (AH)dealings will return on your own head.
16 For just as you (AI)drank on (AJ)My holy mountain,
All the nations (AK)will drink continually.
They will drink [j]to the last drop,
And become as if they had never existed.
17 But on Mount (AL)Zion there will be those who escape,
And it will be holy.
And the house of Jacob will [k](AM)possess their [l]property.
18 Then the house of Jacob will be a (AN)fire,
And the house of Joseph a flame;
But the house of Esau will be like stubble.
And they will set [m]them on fire and consume [n]them,
So that there will be (AO)no survivor of the house of Esau,”
For the Lord has spoken.
19 Then those of the [o]Negev will [p](AP)possess the mountain of Esau,
And those of the [q]Shephelah the (AQ)Philistine plain;
Also, (AR)they will [r]possess 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 (AS)Zarephath,
And the exiles of Jerusalem who are in Sepharad,
Will [s]possess the (AT)cities of the Negev.
21 [t]The (AU)deliverers will ascend Mount Zion
To judge the mountain of Esau,
And the (AV)kingdom will be the Lord’s.
Unjust Judgments Rebuked.
A Psalm of Asaph.
82 God takes His (A)position in [a]His assembly;
He (B)judges in the midst of the (C)gods.
2 How long will you (D)judge unjustly
And (E)show partiality to the wicked? Selah
3 (F)Vindicate the weak and fatherless;
Do justice to the afflicted and destitute.
4 (G)Rescue the weak and needy;
Save them from the hand of the wicked.
5 They (H)do not know nor do they understand;
They (I)walk around in darkness;
All the (J)foundations of the earth are shaken.
6 [b]I (K)said, “You are gods,
And all of you are (L)sons of the Most High.
7 Nevertheless (M)you will die like men,
And fall like (N)one of the princes.”
8 (O)Arise, God, (P)judge the earth!
For You (Q)possess all the nations.
God Implored to Confound His Enemies.
A Song, a Psalm of Asaph.
83 God, (R)do not remain quiet;
(S)Do not be silent and, God, do not be still.
2 For behold, Your enemies (T)make an uproar,
And (U)those who hate You have [c](V)exalted themselves.
3 They (W)make shrewd plans against Your people,
And [d]conspire together against (X)Your [e]treasured ones.
4 They have said, “Come, and (Y)let’s wipe them out [f]as a nation,
So that the (Z)name of Israel will no longer be remembered.”
5 For they have [g](AA)conspired together with one mind;
They make a covenant against You:
6 The tents of (AB)Edom and the (AC)Ishmaelites,
(AD)Moab and the (AE)Hagrites;
7 (AF)Gebal, (AG)Ammon, and (AH)Amalek,
(AI)Philistia with the inhabitants of (AJ)Tyre;
8 (AK)Assyria also has joined them;
They have become [h]a help to the (AL)children of Lot. Selah
9 Deal with them (AM)as with Midian,
As (AN)with Sisera and Jabin at the river of Kishon,
10 Who were destroyed at En-dor,
Who (AO)became like dung for the ground.
11 Make their nobles like (AP)Oreb and Zeeb,
And all their leaders like (AQ)Zebah and Zalmunna,
12 Who said, “(AR)Let’s possess for ourselves
The (AS)pastures of God.”
13 My God, make them like the [i](AT)whirling dust,
Like (AU)chaff before the wind.
14 Like (AV)fire that burns the forest,
And like a flame that (AW)sets the mountains on fire,
15 So pursue them (AX)with Your heavy gale,
And terrify them with Your storm.
16 (AY)Fill their faces with dishonor,
So that they will seek Your name, Lord.
17 May they be (AZ)ashamed and dismayed forever,
And may they be humiliated and perish,
18 So that they will (BA)know that (BB)You alone, whose name is the Lord,
Are the (BC)Most High over all the earth.
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