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Obadiah 1:6

Esau
Judgment

4 Though you soar like the eagle and make your nest among the stars, even from there I will bring you down,” declares the LORD.

5 “If thieves came to you, if robbers by night— oh, how you will be ruined— would they not steal only what they wanted? If grape gatherers came to you, would they not leave some gleanings?

But how Esau will be pillaged, his hidden treasures sought out!

7 All the men allied with you will drive you to the border; the men at peace with you will deceive and overpower you. Those who eat your bread will set a trap for you without your awareness of it.

8 In that day, declares the LORD, will I not destroy the wise men of Edom and the men of understanding in the mountains of Esau?

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
But how Esau will be pillaged, his hidden treasures sought out!
KJV
How are the things of Esau searched out! how are his hidden things sought up!
WEB
How Esau will be ransacked! How his hidden treasures are sought out!
ASV
How are [the things of] Esau searched! how are his hidden treasures sought out!
DARBY
How is Esau searched! his hidden things sought out!
BLB
How Esau has been searched out, his hidden treasures sought out.
ÅB
Men hvor blir ikke Esau ransaket, og hans skjulte skatter oppsøkt!
OTB
Å, hvordan Esau vil bli gjennomsøkt,
Og hans skjulte skatter plyndret!
B1930
Men hvor blir ikke Esau ransaket, og hans skjulte skatter opsøkt!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Jeremiah 49:10

    But I will strip Esau bare; I will uncover his hiding places, and he will be unable to conceal himself. His descendants will be destroyed along with his relatives and neighbors, and he will be no more.

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  • Psalms 139:1

    O LORD, You have searched me and known me.

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  • Matthew 6:19–20

    Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.

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  • Daniel 2:22

    He reveals the deep and hidden things; He knows what lies in darkness, and light dwells with Him.

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  • Jeremiah 50:37

    A sword is against her horses and chariots and against all the foreigners in her midst, and they will become like women. A sword is against her treasuries, and they will be plundered.

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  • Isaiah 45:3

    I will give you the treasures of darkness and the riches hidden in secret places, so that you may know that I am the LORD, the God of Israel, who calls you by name.

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  • Isaiah 10:13–14

    For he says: ‘By the strength of my hand I have done this, and by my wisdom, for I am clever. I have removed the boundaries of nations and plundered their treasures; like a mighty one I subdued their rulers.

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