"If thieves came to you, if robbers by night--Oh, how you will be ruined--would they not steal only what they wanted? If grape pickers came to you, would they not leave some gleanings? People Benjamin, Canaanites, Esau, Jacob, Joseph, Obadiah, TemanPlaces Edom, Esau, Gilead, Jerusalem, Mount Esau, Mount Zion, Negeb, Samaria, Sepharad, Shephelah, Teman, ZarephathTopics Attacking, Awaits, Cut, Cutting, Destroyed, Disaster, Gatherers, Gleaning, Gleanings, Grape, Grapegatherers, Grape-gatherers, Grapes, Hast, Leave, Night-oh, O, Oh, Pickers, Plunderers, Robbers, Ruined, Spoilers, Steal, Stolen, Sufficiency, Taking, Themselves, Thieves, Till, Wanted, Wouldn't, You-wouldn'tOutline 1. The destruction of Edom,3. for their pride,10. and for their wrong unto Jacob.17. The salvation and victory of Jacob.Jump to Previous Attacking Awaits Cut Cutting Destroyed Disaster Enough Gatherers Gleaning Gleanings Grape Grapegatherers Grape-Gatherers Grapes Leave Night Pickers Plunderers Robbers Ruined Spoilers Steal Stolen Sufficiency Thieves Wanted Wouldn'tJump to Next Attacking Awaits Cut Cutting Destroyed Disaster Enough Gatherers Gleaning Gleanings Grape Grapegatherers Grape-Gatherers Grapes Leave Night Pickers Plunderers Robbers Ruined Spoilers Steal Stolen Sufficiency Thieves Wanted Wouldn'tLibrary Obadiah
The book of Obadiah--shortest of all the prophetic books--is occupied, in the main, as the superscription suggests, with the fate of Edom. Her people have been humbled, the high and rocky fastnesses in which they trusted have not been able to save them. Neighbouring Arab tribes have successfully attacked them and driven them from their home (vv, 1-7).[1] This is the divine penalty for their cruel and unbrotherly treatment of the Jews after the siege of Jerusalem, vv. 10-14, 15b. Nay, a day …
John Edgar McFadyen—Introduction to the Old TestamentParallel Verses NASB: "If thieves came to you, If robbers by night-- O how you will be ruined!-- Would they not steal only until they had enough? If grape gatherers came to you, Would they not leave some gleanings?KJV: If thieves came to thee, if robbers by night, (how art thou cut off!) would they not have stolen till they had enough? if the grapegatherers came to thee, would they not leave some grapes?
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