Obadiah 1:1-9 ▼

1 The vision of Obadiah. This is what the Lord GOD says concerning Edom— We have heard a report from the LORD, And a messenger has been sent among the nations saying, “Arise, and let’s go up against her for battle”—

2 “Behold, I will make you small among the nations; You are greatly despised.

3 “The arrogance of your heart has deceived you, The one who lives in the clefts of the rock, On the height of his dwelling place, Who says in his heart, ‘Who will bring me down to earth?’

4 “Though you make your home high like the eagle, Though you set your nest among the stars, From there I will bring you down,” declares the LORD.

5 “If thieves came to you, If robbers by night— Oh how you will be ruined!— Would they not steal only until they had enough? If grape-pickers came to you, Would they not leave some gleanings?

6 “Oh how Esau will be searched, And his hidden treasures searched out!

7 “All the people 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 bread Will set an ambush for you. (There is no understanding in him.)

8 “Will I not on that day,” declares the LORD, “Eliminate wise men from Edom, And understanding from the mountain of Esau?

9 “Then your warriors will be filled with terror, Teman, So that everyone will be eliminated from the mountain of Esau by murder.