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Obadiah 6-8
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Obadiah 6-8
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
6 [a]How Esau has been searched out,
his treasures hunted down!
7 To the border they have driven you—
all your allies;
Your partners have deceived you,
they have overpowered you;
Those who eat your bread[b]
will replace you with foreigners,
who have no understanding.
Edom’s Betrayal of Judah
8 On that day—oracle of the Lord—will I not
make the wise disappear from Edom,
and understanding from Mount Esau?(A)
Footnotes
- 6 With the past tense in vv. 5–7, the prophet presents a future event as if it had already happened.
- 7 Those who eat your bread: alliances were often established by covenant meals (cf. Gn 31:44–46). When Edom is destroyed, foreigners will replace the Edomites, who were known for wisdom (cf. v. 8; Jer 49:7; Jb 2:11).
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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