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Obadiah 6-8
GOD’S WORD Translation
Obadiah 6-8
GOD’S WORD Translation
6 But you, Esau,[a] will lose everything.
Even your hidden treasures will be looted.
7 All your allies will force you to leave your land.
The people who are at peace with you will deceive you.
Those who eat food with you will set traps for you,
and you won’t even know about it.
8 “On that day I will destroy the wise people in Edom
and take wisdom away from Esau’s mountain,” declares the Lord.
Footnotes
- 6 Esau was the son of Isaac and the ancestor of the people of Edom.
Obadiah 6-8
New International Version
Obadiah 6-8
New International Version
6 But how Esau will be ransacked,
his hidden treasures pillaged!
7 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.
8 “In that day,” declares the Lord,
“will I not destroy(C) the wise men of Edom,
those of understanding in the mountains of Esau?
Footnotes
- Obadiah 1:7 The meaning of the Hebrew for this clause is uncertain.
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