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Obadiah 6-8
Lexham English Bible
Obadiah 6-8
Lexham English Bible
6 How Esau has been pillaged; his treasures have been ransacked! 7 All of your allies[a] have driven you up to the boundary; your confederates[b] have deceived you and have prevailed against you. Those who eat your bread have set an ambush for you, there is no[c] understanding of it.[d] 8 On that day,” declares[e] Yahweh, “will I not destroy the wise men from Edom, and understanding from the mountain of Esau?
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- Obadiah 1:7 Literally “men of your covenant”
- Obadiah 1:7 Literally “men of your peace”
- Obadiah 1:7 The preposition בּ plus אֵין indicates the absence of a thing within a location
- Obadiah 1:7 Or “in him”
- Obadiah 1:8 Literally “a declaration of”
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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