“O how Esau will be (A)ransacked,
And his hidden treasures searched out!
“All the (B)men [a]allied with you
Will send you forth to the border,
And the men at peace with you
Will deceive you and overpower you.
They who eat your (C)bread
Will set an ambush for you.
(There is (D)no understanding [b]in him.)
“Will I not on that day,” declares the Lord,
(E)Destroy wise men from Edom
And understanding from the mountain of Esau?

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Footnotes

  1. Obadiah 1:7 Lit of your covenant
  2. Obadiah 1:7 I.e. in Esau; or of it