\id OBA - American Standard Version (Byzantine Text with Apocrypha) 
\h Obadiah 
\toc1 The Book of Obadiah 
\toc2 Obadiah 
\toc3 Obad. 
\mt2 THE BOOK OF  
\mt1 OBADIAH  
\c 1  
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\v 1 \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w vision|strong="H2377"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Obadiah|strong="H5662"\w*.  
\p \w Thus|strong="H3541"\w* saith \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Lord|strong="H3068"\w* \w Jehovah|strong="H3068"\w* \w concerning|strong="H5921"\w* Edom: \w We|strong="H8085"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w tidings|strong="H8052"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w Jehovah|strong="H3068"\w*, \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w an|strong="H7971"\w* \w ambassador|strong="H6735"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w among|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*, \add saying\add*, \w Arise|strong="H6965"\w* \w ye|strong="H8085"\w*, \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w let|strong="H7971"\w* \w us|strong="H5921"\w* \w rise|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w her|strong="H7971"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w battle|strong="H4421"\w*.  
\v 2 \w Behold|strong="H2009"\w*, \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w have|strong="H1471"\w* \w made|strong="H5414"\w* \w thee|strong="H5414"\w* \w small|strong="H6996"\w* among \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*: \w thou|strong="H5414"\w* art \w greatly|strong="H3966"\w* despised.  
\v 3 \w The|strong="H3381"\w* \w pride|strong="H2087"\w* \w of|strong="H3820"\w* \w thy|strong="H3381"\w* \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* \w hath|strong="H2087"\w* \w deceived|strong="H5377"\w* thee, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* thou \w that|strong="H4310"\w* \w dwellest|strong="H7931"\w* \w in|strong="H7931"\w* \w the|strong="H3381"\w* \w clefts|strong="H2288"\w* \w of|strong="H3820"\w* \w the|strong="H3381"\w* \w rock|strong="H5553"\w*, \w whose|strong="H4310"\w* \w habitation|strong="H7931"\w* \w is|strong="H3820"\w* \w high|strong="H4791"\w*; \w that|strong="H4310"\w* saith \w in|strong="H7931"\w* \w his|strong="H7931"\w* \w heart|strong="H3820"\w*, \w Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w shall|strong="H3820"\w* \w bring|strong="H3381"\w* \w me|strong="H3381"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w to|strong="H3381"\w* \w the|strong="H3381"\w* ground?  
\v 4 Though \w thou|strong="H7760"\w* \w mount|strong="H5404"\w* \w on|strong="H7760"\w* \w high|strong="H1361"\w* \w as|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w eagle|strong="H5404"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* though \w thy|strong="H3068"\w* \w nest|strong="H7064"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w set|strong="H7760"\w* \w among|strong="H8033"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w stars|strong="H3556"\w*, \w I|strong="H7760"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w bring|strong="H3381"\w* \w thee|strong="H7760"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w from|strong="H3381"\w* \w thence|strong="H8033"\w*, \w saith|strong="H5002"\w* \w Jehovah|strong="H3068"\w*.   
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\v 5 If \w thieves|strong="H1590"\w* came \w to|strong="H3808"\w* \w thee|strong="H7604"\w*, if \w robbers|strong="H7703"\w* \w by|strong="H1589"\w* \w night|strong="H3915"\w* (how art \w thou|strong="H1767"\w* \w cut|strong="H1820"\w* \w off|strong="H1820"\w*!), would \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w steal|strong="H1589"\w* \add only\add* till \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w had|strong="H3808"\w* \w enough|strong="H1767"\w*? if grape-gatherers came \w to|strong="H3808"\w* \w thee|strong="H7604"\w*, would \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w leave|strong="H7604"\w* \w some|strong="H5955"\w* \w gleaning|strong="H5955"\w* \w grapes|strong="H5955"\w*?  
\v 6 How are \add the things of\add* \w Esau|strong="H6215"\w* \w searched|strong="H2664"\w*! how are \w his|strong="H6215"\w* \w hidden|strong="H4710"\w* \w treasures|strong="H4710"\w* sought \w out|strong="H2664"\w*!  
\v 7 \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w men|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H1366"\w* \w thy|strong="H7760"\w* \w confederacy|strong="H1285"\w* \w have|strong="H3605"\w* \w brought|strong="H7760"\w* \w thee|strong="H7760"\w* \w on|strong="H7760"\w* \w thy|strong="H7760"\w* \w way|strong="H7971"\w*, \w even|strong="H5704"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w border|strong="H1366"\w*: \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w men|strong="H3605"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w were|strong="H1285"\w* \w at|strong="H3201"\w* \w peace|strong="H7965"\w* \w with|strong="H1285"\w* \w thee|strong="H7760"\w* \w have|strong="H3605"\w* \w deceived|strong="H5377"\w* \w thee|strong="H7760"\w*, \w and|strong="H7971"\w* \w prevailed|strong="H3201"\w* \w against|strong="H3605"\w* \w thee|strong="H7760"\w*; \add they that eat\add* \w thy|strong="H7760"\w* \w bread|strong="H3899"\w* \w lay|strong="H7760"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* snare \w under|strong="H8478"\w* \w thee|strong="H7760"\w*: \w there|strong="H7965"\w* \w is|strong="H3605"\w* \w no|strong="H3605"\w* \w understanding|strong="H8394"\w* \w in|strong="H3899"\w* \w him|strong="H7971"\w*.  
\v 8 \w Shall|strong="H3068"\w* \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w*, \w saith|strong="H5002"\w* \w Jehovah|strong="H3068"\w*, destroy \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w wise|strong="H2450"\w* \w men|strong="H2450"\w* \w out|strong="H3808"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* Edom, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w understanding|strong="H8394"\w* \w out|strong="H3808"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w mount|strong="H2022"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Esau|strong="H6215"\w*?  
\v 9 \w And|strong="H2022"\w* \w thy|strong="H3772"\w* \w mighty|strong="H1368"\w* \w men|strong="H1368"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w Teman|strong="H8487"\w*, \w shall|strong="H2022"\w* \w be|strong="H2022"\w* \w dismayed|strong="H2865"\w*, \w to|strong="H4616"\w* \w the|strong="H3772"\w* \w end|strong="H4616"\w* \w that|strong="H4616"\w* everyone \w may|strong="H1368"\w* \w be|strong="H2022"\w* \w cut|strong="H3772"\w* \w off|strong="H3772"\w* \w from|strong="H3772"\w* \w the|strong="H3772"\w* \w mount|strong="H2022"\w* \w of|strong="H2022"\w* \w Esau|strong="H6215"\w* \w by|strong="H2022"\w* \w slaughter|strong="H6993"\w*.   
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\v 10 \w For|strong="H3290"\w* \w the|strong="H3680"\w* \w violence|strong="H2555"\w* done \w to|strong="H5769"\w* \w thy|strong="H3772"\w* brother \w Jacob|strong="H3290"\w*, shame \w shall|strong="H3290"\w* \w cover|strong="H3680"\w* \w thee|strong="H3772"\w*, \w and|strong="H5769"\w* thou shalt \w be|strong="H5769"\w* \w cut|strong="H3772"\w* \w off|strong="H3772"\w* \w forever|strong="H5769"\w*.  
\v 11 \w In|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w thou|strong="H3117"\w* \w stoodest|strong="H5975"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w other|strong="H5048"\w* \w side|strong="H5048"\w*, \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w strangers|strong="H2114"\w* \w carried|strong="H7617"\w* \w away|strong="H7617"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w substance|strong="H2428"\w*, \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w foreigners|strong="H2114"\w* \w entered|strong="H5975"\w* \w into|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w gates|strong="H8179"\w*, \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w cast|strong="H3032"\w* \w lots|strong="H1486"\w* \w upon|strong="H5921"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, \w even|strong="H1571"\w* \w thou|strong="H3117"\w* wast \w as|strong="H3117"\w* \w one|strong="H1571"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w*.  
\v 12 \w But|strong="H7200"\w* \w look|strong="H7200"\w* \w not|strong="H7200"\w* \w thou|strong="H3117"\w* \w on|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w thy|strong="H7200"\w* brother \w in|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w his|strong="H7200"\w* \w disaster|strong="H5235"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w rejoice|strong="H8055"\w* \w not|strong="H7200"\w* over \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w children|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w in|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w their|strong="H7200"\w* destruction; neither \w speak|strong="H6310"\w* \w proudly|strong="H1431"\w* \w in|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w distress|strong="H6869"\w*.  
\v 13 Enter \w not|strong="H1571"\w* \w into|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w my|strong="H7200"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w in|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w their|strong="H7200"\w* \w calamity|strong="H7451"\w*; \w yea|strong="H1571"\w*, \w look|strong="H7200"\w* \w not|strong="H1571"\w* \w thou|strong="H3117"\w* \w on|strong="H3117"\w* \w their|strong="H7200"\w* \w affliction|strong="H7451"\w* \w in|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w their|strong="H7200"\w* \w calamity|strong="H7451"\w*, \w neither|strong="H1571"\w* \w lay|strong="H7971"\w* \w ye|strong="H3117"\w* \add hands\add* \w on|strong="H3117"\w* \w their|strong="H7200"\w* \w substance|strong="H2428"\w* \w in|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w their|strong="H7200"\w* \w calamity|strong="H7451"\w*.  
\v 14 \w And|strong="H3117"\w* \w stand|strong="H5975"\w* \w thou|strong="H3117"\w* \w not|strong="H5975"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w crossway|strong="H6563"\w*, \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w cut|strong="H3772"\w* \w off|strong="H3772"\w* \w those|strong="H5921"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w escape|strong="H6412"\w*; \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w deliver|strong="H5462"\w* \w not|strong="H5975"\w* \w up|strong="H5975"\w* \w those|strong="H5921"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w remain|strong="H5975"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w distress|strong="H6869"\w*.   
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\v 15 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Jehovah|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w near|strong="H7138"\w* \w upon|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*: \w as|strong="H3117"\w* \w thou|strong="H6213"\w* hast \w done|strong="H6213"\w*, \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w shall|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w* \w unto|strong="H6213"\w* \w thee|strong="H6213"\w*; \w thy|strong="H3068"\w* dealing \w shall|strong="H3068"\w* \w return|strong="H7725"\w* \w upon|strong="H5921"\w* \w thine|strong="H7725"\w* own \w head|strong="H7218"\w*.  
\v 16 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w ye|strong="H3808"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w drunk|strong="H8354"\w* \w upon|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w mountain|strong="H2022"\w*, \w so|strong="H1961"\w* \w shall|strong="H1471"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w drink|strong="H8354"\w* \w continually|strong="H8548"\w*; \w yea|strong="H3588"\w*, \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w shall|strong="H1471"\w* \w drink|strong="H8354"\w*, \w and|strong="H1471"\w* \w swallow|strong="H3886"\w* \w down|strong="H8354"\w*, \w and|strong="H1471"\w* \w shall|strong="H1471"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w though|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w had|strong="H1961"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w been|strong="H1961"\w*.   
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\v 17 \w But|strong="H1961"\w* \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w mount|strong="H2022"\w* \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w* \w there|strong="H1961"\w* \w shall|strong="H1004"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w those|strong="H1961"\w* \w that|strong="H2022"\w* \w escape|strong="H6413"\w*, \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w it|strong="H3423"\w* \w shall|strong="H1004"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w*; \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3423"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Jacob|strong="H3290"\w* \w shall|strong="H1004"\w* \w possess|strong="H3423"\w* \w their|strong="H3423"\w* \w possessions|strong="H4180"\w*.  
\v 18 \w And|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Jacob|strong="H3290"\w* \w shall|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w fire|strong="H1814"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Joseph|strong="H3130"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w flame|strong="H3852"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Esau|strong="H6215"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w stubble|strong="H7179"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w shall|strong="H3068"\w* burn \w among|strong="H3808"\w* \w them|strong="H1961"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* devour \w them|strong="H1961"\w*; \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w there|strong="H1961"\w* \w shall|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w any|strong="H1961"\w* \w remaining|strong="H8300"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Esau|strong="H6215"\w*; \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w Jehovah|strong="H3068"\w* \w hath|strong="H3068"\w* \w spoken|strong="H1696"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w*.  
\v 19 \w And|strong="H2022"\w* \w they|strong="H6430"\w* \w of|strong="H2022"\w* \w the|strong="H3423"\w* \w South|strong="H5045"\w* \w shall|strong="H7704"\w* \w possess|strong="H3423"\w* \w the|strong="H3423"\w* \w mount|strong="H2022"\w* \w of|strong="H2022"\w* \w Esau|strong="H6215"\w*, \w and|strong="H2022"\w* \w they|strong="H6430"\w* \w of|strong="H2022"\w* \w the|strong="H3423"\w* \w lowland|strong="H8219"\w* \w the|strong="H3423"\w* \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w*; \w and|strong="H2022"\w* \w they|strong="H6430"\w* \w shall|strong="H7704"\w* \w possess|strong="H3423"\w* \w the|strong="H3423"\w* \w field|strong="H7704"\w* \w of|strong="H2022"\w* Ephraim, \w and|strong="H2022"\w* \w the|strong="H3423"\w* \w field|strong="H7704"\w* \w of|strong="H2022"\w* \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w*; \w and|strong="H2022"\w* \w Benjamin|strong="H1144"\w* \add shall possess\add* \w Gilead|strong="H1568"\w*.  
\v 20 \w And|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w captives|strong="H1546"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w host|strong="H2426"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w children|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w that|strong="H3478"\w* \w are|strong="H1121"\w* \add among\add* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w Canaanites|strong="H3669"\w*, \add shall possess\add* \w even|strong="H5704"\w* \w unto|strong="H3478"\w* \w Zarephath|strong="H6886"\w*; \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w captives|strong="H1546"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, \w that|strong="H3478"\w* \w are|strong="H1121"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w Sepharad|strong="H5614"\w*, \w shall|strong="H1121"\w* \w possess|strong="H3423"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w South|strong="H5045"\w*.  
\v 21 \w And|strong="H3068"\w* saviors \w shall|strong="H3068"\w* \w come|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w on|strong="H3068"\w* \w mount|strong="H2022"\w* \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w judge|strong="H8199"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w mount|strong="H2022"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Esau|strong="H6215"\w*; \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w kingdom|strong="H4410"\w* \w shall|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w Jehovah|strong="H3068"\w*’s.