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How have they searched Esau, how have they sought out his hidden things?

They have sent thee out even to the border: all the men of thy confederacy have deceived thee: the men of thy peace have prevailed against thee: they that eat with thee shall lay snares under thee: there is no wisdom in him.

Shall not I in that day, saith the Lord, destroy the wise out of Edom, and understanding out of the mount of Esau?

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But how Esau will be ransacked,
    his hidden treasures pillaged!
All your allies(A) will force you to the border;
    your friends will deceive and overpower you;
those who eat your bread(B) will set a trap for you,[a]
    but you will not detect it.

“In that day,” declares the Lord,
    “will I not destroy(C) the wise men of Edom,
    those of understanding in the mountains of Esau?

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Footnotes

  1. Obadiah 1:7 The meaning of the Hebrew for this clause is uncertain.