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How Esau has been pillaged,
    his treasures searched out!
All your allies have deceived you,
    they have driven you to the border;
your confederates have prevailed against you;
    those who ate[a] your bread have set a trap for you—
    there is no understanding of it.
On that day, says the Lord,
    I will destroy the wise out of Edom,
    and understanding out of Mount Esau.

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  1. Obadiah 1:7 Cn: Heb lacks those who ate

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