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Obadiah 8-21
Amplified Bible
Obadiah 8-21
Amplified Bible
8
“Will I not on that day,” says the Lord,
“Destroy the wise men from Edom [removing all wisdom]
And understanding from the [a]mountain of Esau?
9
“And your mighty men shall be dismayed and demoralized, O [b]Teman,
So that everyone from the mountain of Esau may be cut off in the slaughter.
Edom Denounced
10
“Because of the violence you did against your brother Jacob,
Shame shall cover you [completely],
And you shall be cut off forever.
11
“On the day that [Jerusalem was destroyed] you stood aloof [from your brother Jacob]—
On the day that strangers took his forces captive and carried off his wealth,
And foreigners entered his gates
And cast lots for Jerusalem [dividing the city for plunder]—
You too were like one of them [collaborating with the enemy].(A)
12
“Do not gaze and gloat [in triumph] over your brother’s day,
The day when his misfortune came.
Do not rejoice over the sons of Judah
In the day of their destruction;
Do not speak arrogantly [jeering and maliciously mocking]
In the day of their distress.
13
“Do not enter the gate of My people
In the day of their disaster;
Yes, you, do not look [with delight] on their misery
In the day of their ruin,
And do not loot treasures
In the day of their ruin.
14
“Do not stand at the crossroad
To cut down those [of Judah] who escaped;
And do not hand over [to the enemy] those [of Judah] who survive
In the day of their distress.
The Day of the Lord and the Future
15
“For the [judgment] day of the Lord draws near on all the nations.
As you have done, it shall be done to you [in retribution];
Your [evil] dealings will return on your own head.(B)
16
“Because just as you [Edom] drank on My holy mountain [desecrating it in the revelry of the destroyers],
So shall all the nations drink continually [one by one, of My wrath];
Yes, they shall drink and swallow [the full measure of punishment]
And become as though they had never existed.(C)
17
“But on Mount Zion [in Jerusalem] there shall be [deliverance for] those who escape,
And it shall be holy [no pagan will defile it];
And the house of Jacob shall possess their [former] possessions.(D)
18
“Then the house of Jacob shall be a fire
And the house of Joseph a flame [in executing God’s wrath];
But the house of Esau will be like stubble.
They (Jacob) shall set them on fire and consume them (the Edomites),
So that there shall be no survivor of the house of Esau,”
For the Lord has spoken.(E)
19
Then those of the Negev shall possess the mountain of Esau,
And those of the Shephelah [shall possess] the Philistine plain;
Also, [they shall] possess the fields of Ephraim and the fields of Samaria,
And Benjamin will possess Gilead [across the Jordan River].(F)
20
And the exiles of this host of the sons (descendants) of Israel
Who are among the Canaanites as far as Zarephath,
And the exiles of Jerusalem who are in [c]Sepharad
Shall possess the cities of the Negev.
21
The deliverers shall go up on Mount Zion
To rule and judge the mountain of Esau,
And the kingdom and the kingship shall be the Lord’s.(G)
Footnotes
- Obadiah 1:8 Idumea, a mountainous region.
- Obadiah 1:9 Teman was one of the main cities of Edom.
- Obadiah 1:20 Location uncertain, possibly Sparta or Sardis.
Obadiah 8-21
New International Version
Obadiah 8-21
New International Version
8 “In that day,” declares the Lord,
“will I not destroy(A) the wise men of Edom,
those of understanding in the mountains of Esau?
9 Your warriors, Teman,(B) will be terrified,
and everyone in Esau’s mountains
will be cut down in the slaughter.
10 Because of the violence(C) against your brother Jacob,(D)
you will be covered with shame;
you will be destroyed forever.(E)
11 On the day you stood aloof
while strangers carried off his wealth
and foreigners entered his gates
and cast lots(F) for Jerusalem,
you were like one of them.(G)
12 You should not gloat(H) over your brother
in the day of his misfortune,(I)
nor rejoice(J) over the people of Judah
in the day of their destruction,(K)
nor boast(L) so much
in the day of their trouble.(M)
13 You should not march through the gates of my people
in the day of their disaster,
nor gloat over them in their calamity(N)
in the day of their disaster,
nor seize their wealth
in the day of their disaster.
14 You should not wait at the crossroads
to cut down their fugitives,(O)
nor hand over their survivors
in the day of their trouble.
15 “The day of the Lord is near(P)
for all nations.
As you have done, it will be done to you;
your deeds(Q) will return upon your own head.
16 Just as you drank(R) on my holy hill,(S)
so all the nations will drink(T) continually;
they will drink and drink
and be as if they had never been.(U)
17 But on Mount Zion will be deliverance;(V)
it will be holy,(W)
and Jacob will possess his inheritance.(X)
18 Jacob will be a fire
and Joseph a flame;
Esau will be stubble,
and they will set him on fire(Y) and destroy(Z) him.
There will be no survivors(AA)
from Esau.”
The Lord has spoken.
19 People from the Negev will occupy
the mountains of Esau,
and people from the foothills will possess
the land of the Philistines.(AB)
They will occupy the fields of Ephraim and Samaria,(AC)
and Benjamin(AD) will possess Gilead.
20 This company of Israelite exiles who are in Canaan
will possess the land as far as Zarephath;(AE)
the exiles from Jerusalem who are in Sepharad
will possess the towns of the Negev.(AF)
21 Deliverers(AG) will go up on[a] Mount Zion
to govern the mountains of Esau.
And the kingdom will be the Lord’s.(AH)
Footnotes
- Obadiah 1:21 Or from
Obadiah 8-21
King James Version
Obadiah 8-21
King James Version
8 Shall I not in that day, saith the Lord, even destroy the wise men out of Edom, and understanding out of the mount of Esau?
9 And thy mighty men, O Teman, shall be dismayed, to the end that every one of the mount of Esau may be cut off by slaughter.
10 For thy violence against thy brother Jacob shame shall cover thee, and thou shalt be cut off for ever.
11 In the day that thou stoodest on the other side, in the day that the strangers carried away captive his forces, and foreigners entered into his gates, and cast lots upon Jerusalem, even thou wast as one of them.
12 But thou shouldest not have looked on the day of thy brother in the day that he became a stranger; neither shouldest thou have rejoiced over the children of Judah in the day of their destruction; neither shouldest thou have spoken proudly in the day of distress.
13 Thou shouldest not have entered into the gate of my people in the day of their calamity; yea, thou shouldest not have looked on their affliction in the day of their calamity, nor have laid hands on their substance in the day of their calamity;
14 Neither shouldest thou have stood in the crossway, to cut off those of his that did escape; neither shouldest thou have delivered up those of his that did remain in the day of distress.
15 For the day of the Lord is near upon all the heathen: as thou hast done, it shall be done unto thee: thy reward shall return upon thine own head.
16 For as ye have drunk upon my holy mountain, so shall all the heathen drink continually, yea, they shall drink, and they shall swallow down, and they shall be as though they had not been.
17 But upon mount Zion shall be deliverance, and there shall be holiness; and the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions.
18 And the house of Jacob shall be a fire, and the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau for stubble, and they shall kindle in them, and devour them; and there shall not be any remaining of the house of Esau; for the Lord hath spoken it.
19 And they of the south shall possess the mount of Esau; and they of the plain the Philistines: and they shall possess the fields of Ephraim, and the fields of Samaria: and Benjamin shall possess Gilead.
20 And the captivity of this host of the children of Israel shall possess that of the Canaanites, even unto Zarephath; and the captivity of Jerusalem, which is in Sepharad, shall possess the cities of the south.
21 And saviours shall come up on mount Zion to judge the mount of Esau; and the kingdom shall be the Lord's.
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