Obadiah

Chapter 1

Phonetic (Hebrew): chaz֖on 'oֽbadeya֑h kּoֽh-'amar֩ 'adona֨y yehvi֜h le'ed֗om shshemu'a֨h shshama֜'enu me'e֤t yehvah֙ vetziyr֙ bּagּoyi֣m shshulּa֔ch q֛umu venaq֥umah 'aleyha lamּilechamaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)The vision of Obadiah. Thus says the Lord GOD concerning Edom; We have heard a rumour from the LORD, and an ambassador is sent among the heathen, "Arise you, and let us rise up against her in battle."

חֲז֖וֹן עֹֽבַדְיָ֑ה כֹּֽה־אָמַר֩ אֲדֹנָ֨י יְהוִ֜ה לֶאֱד֗וֹם שְׁמוּעָ֨ה שָׁמַ֜עְנוּ מֵאֵ֤ת יְהוָה֙ וְצִיר֙ בַּגּוֹיִ֣ם שֻׁלָּ֔ח ק֛וּמוּ וְנָק֥וּמָה עָלֶיהָ לַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): hinּe֥h qato֛n netatּi֖yka bּagּoyi֑m bּaz֥uy 'atּa֖h me'oֽd׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Behold, I have made you small among the heathen: you are greatly despised.

הִנֵּ֥ה קָטֹ֛ן נְתַתִּ֖יךָ בַּגּוֹיִ֑ם בָּז֥וּי אַתָּ֖ה מְאֹֽד׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): zed֤on libּeka֙ hishshּiy'e֔ka shshokeni֥y bechagevey-sּe֖la mer֣om shshibetּ֑o 'ome֣r bּelibּ֔o mi֥y yoride֖niy 'aֽretz׃

Edified Edition (EDE)The pride of your heart has deceived you, you that dwellest in the [1] clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; that says in his heart, "Who shall bring me down to the ground?"

זְד֤וֹן לִבְּךָ֙ הִשִּׁיאֶ֔ךָ שֹׁכְנִ֥י בְחַגְוֵי־סֶּ֖לַע מְר֣וֹם שִׁבְתּ֑וֹ אֹמֵ֣ר בְּלִבּ֔וֹ מִ֥י יוֹרִדֵ֖נִי אָֽרֶץ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): im-tּagebּi֣yhּa kּanּe֔shsher ve'im-bּe֥yn kּֽokabi֖ym shsi֣ym qinּe֑ka mishshּa֥m 'oriֽydeka֖ ne'um-yehvaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Though you exalt yourself as the eagle, and though you set your nest among the stars, thence will I bring you down, says the LORD.

אִם־תַּגְבִּ֣יהַּ כַּנֶּ֔שֶׁר וְאִם־בֵּ֥ין כּֽוֹכָבִ֖ים שִׂ֣ים קִנֶּ֑ךָ מִשָּׁ֥ם אוֹרִֽידְךָ֖ נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): im-gּanּabi֤ym bּa'ֽu-leka֙ 'im-shsh֣odedey la֔yelah 'e֣yke nideme֔ytah hal֥o yigeneb֖u dּayּa֑m 'im-bּoֽtzeriym֙ bּa֣'u la֔ke hal֖o yashshe'i֥yru 'olelֽot׃

Edified Edition (EDE)If thieves came to you, if robbers by night, (how are you cut off!) would they not have stolen till they had enough? if the grapegatherers came to you, would they not leave some gleaning grapes?

אִם־גַּנָּבִ֤ים בָּאֽוּ־לְךָ֙ אִם־שׁ֣וֹדְדֵי לַ֔יְלָה אֵ֣יךְ נִדְמֵ֔יתָה הֲל֥וֹא יִגְנְב֖וּ דַּיָּ֑ם אִם־בֹּֽצְרִים֙ בָּ֣אוּ לָ֔ךְ הֲל֖וֹא יַשְׁאִ֥ירוּ עֹלֵלֽוֹת׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): e֚yke nechepּeshs֣u 'eshsa֔v nibe'֖u matzepּunaֽyv׃

Edified Edition (EDE)How are the things of Esau searched out! how are his hidden things sought up!

אֵ֚יךְ נֶחְפְּשׂ֣וּ עֵשָׂ֔ו נִבְע֖וּ מַצְפֻּנָֽיו׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): aֽd-hagּeb֣ul shshilּech֗uka kּo֚l 'aneshshe֣y beriyte֔ka hishshּiy'֛uka yakel֥u leka֖ 'aneshshe֣y shshelome֑ka lachemeka֗ yashsi֤ymu mazor֙ tּachetּe֔yka 'e֥yn tּebuna֖h bּֽo׃

Edified Edition (EDE)All the men of your confederacy have brought you even to the border: the men that were at peace with you have deceived you, and prevailed against you; they that eat your bread have laid a wound under you: there is none understanding in him.

עַֽד־הַגְּב֣וּל שִׁלְּח֗וּךָ כֹּ֚ל אַנְשֵׁ֣י בְרִיתֶ֔ךָ הִשִּׁיא֛וּךָ יָכְל֥וּ לְךָ֖ אַנְשֵׁ֣י שְׁלֹמֶ֑ךָ לַחְמְךָ֗ יָשִׂ֤ימוּ מָזוֹר֙ תַּחְתֶּ֔יךָ אֵ֥ין תְּבוּנָ֖ה בּֽוֹ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): hal֛o bּayּ֥om hah֖u ne'um-yehva֑h veha'abadetּi֤y chakamiym֙ meֽ'ed֔om utebuna֖h meha֥r 'eshsaֽv׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Shall I not in that day, says the LORD, even destroy the wise men out of Edom, and understanding out of the mount of Esau?

הֲל֛וֹא בַּיּ֥וֹם הַה֖וּא נְאֻם־יְהוָ֑ה וְהַאֲבַדְתִּ֤י חֲכָמִים֙ מֵֽאֱד֔וֹם וּתְבוּנָ֖ה מֵהַ֥ר עֵשָֽׂו׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vechatּ֥u gibּore֖yka tּeyma֑n lema֧'an yikּaֽret-'i֛yshsh meha֥r 'eshsa֖v miqּaֽtel׃

Edified Edition (EDE)And your mighty men, O Teman, shall be dismayed, to the end that every one of the mount of Esau may be cut off by slaughter.

וְחַתּ֥וּ גִבּוֹרֶ֖יךָ תֵּימָ֑ן לְמַ֧עַן יִכָּֽרֶת־אִ֛ישׁ מֵהַ֥ר עֵשָׂ֖ו מִקָּֽטֶל׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): mechama֛s 'achi֥yka ya'aqo֖b tּekasּeka֣ bushsha֑h venikera֖tּa le'olaֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)For your violence against your brother Jacob shame shall cover you, and you shall be cut off forever.

מֵחֲמַ֛ס אָחִ֥יךָ יַעֲקֹ֖ב תְּכַסְּךָ֣ בוּשָׁ֑ה וְנִכְרַ֖תָּ לְעוֹלָֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): bּeyom֙ 'amaֽdeka֣ minּe֔ged bּey֛om shsheb֥ot zari֖ym cheyl֑o venakeri֞ym bּa֣'u sh'rv shshe'ara֗yv ve'al-yerushshalai֨m֙ yadּ֣u gora֔l gּam-'atּa֖h kּe'acha֥d meheֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)In the day that you stoodest on the other side, in the day that the strangers carried away captive his forces, and foreigners entered into his gates, and cast lots upon Jerusalem, even you was as one of them.

בְּיוֹם֙ עֲמָֽדְךָ֣ מִנֶּ֔גֶד בְּי֛וֹם שְׁב֥וֹת זָרִ֖ים חֵיל֑וֹ וְנָכְרִ֞ים בָּ֣אוּ שערו שְׁעָרָ֗יו וְעַל־יְרוּשָׁלִַ֨ם֙ יַדּ֣וּ גוֹרָ֔ל גַּם־אַתָּ֖ה כְּאַחַ֥ד מֵהֶֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'al-tּe֤re beyom-'achi֨yka֙ bּey֣om naker֔o ve'al-tּishsema֥ch libeneֽy-yehuda֖h bּey֣om 'abeda֑m ve'al-tּagedּe֥l pּi֖yka bּey֥om tzaraֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)But you should not have looked on the day of your brother in the day that he became a stranger; neither should you have rejoiced over the children of Judah in the day of their destruction; neither should you have spoken proudly in the day of distress.

וְאַל־תֵּ֤רֶא בְיוֹם־אָחִ֨יךָ֙ בְּי֣וֹם נָכְר֔וֹ וְאַל־תִּשְׂמַ֥ח לִבְנֵֽי־יְהוּדָ֖ה בְּי֣וֹם אָבְדָ֑ם וְאַל־תַּגְדֵּ֥ל פִּ֖יךָ בְּי֥וֹם צָרָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): al-tּab֤o beshshaֽ'ar-'amּiy֙ bּey֣om 'eyda֔m 'al-tּe֧re gam-'atּa֛h bּera'at֖o bּey֣om 'eyd֑o ve'al-tּishshela֥chenah becheyl֖o bּey֥om 'eydֽo׃

Edified Edition (EDE)You should not have entered into the gate of My people in the day of their calamity; yes, you should not have looked on their affliction in the day of their calamity, nor have laid hands on their substance in the day of their calamity;

אַל־תָּב֤וֹא בְשַֽׁעַר־עַמִּי֙ בְּי֣וֹם אֵידָ֔ם אַל־תֵּ֧רֶא גַם־אַתָּ֛ה בְּרָעָת֖וֹ בְּי֣וֹם אֵיד֑וֹ וְאַל־תִּשְׁלַ֥חְנָה בְחֵיל֖וֹ בְּי֥וֹם אֵידֽוֹ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'aֽl-tּa'amod֙ 'al-hapּe֔req lehakeri֖yt 'et-pּeliyta֑yv ve'al-tּasegּe֥r shseriyda֖yv bּey֥om tzaraֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Neither should you have stood in the crossway, to cut off those of his that did escape; neither should you have delivered up those of his that did remain in the day of distress.

וְאַֽל־תַּעֲמֹד֙ עַל־הַפֶּ֔רֶק לְהַכְרִ֖ית אֶת־פְּלִיטָ֑יו וְאַל־תַּסְגֵּ֥ר שְׂרִידָ֖יו בְּי֥וֹם צָרָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): kּiֽy-qar֥ob yom-yehva֖h 'al-kּal-hagּoyi֑m kּa'ashshe֤r 'ashsi֨yta֙ ye'a֣shseh lּa֔ke gּemuleka֖ yashsh֥ub bּero'shsheֽka׃

Edified Edition (EDE)For the day of the LORD is near upon all the heathen: as you hast done, it shall be done to you: your reward shall return upon your own head.

כִּֽי־קָר֥וֹב יוֹם־יְהוָ֖ה עַל־כָּל־הַגּוֹיִ֑ם כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר עָשִׂ֨יתָ֙ יֵעָ֣שֶׂה לָּ֔ךְ גְּמֻלְךָ֖ יָשׁ֥וּב בְּרֹאשֶֽׁךָ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֗y kּaֽ'ashshe֤r shshetiytem֙ 'al-ha֣r qadeshshi֔y yishshetּ֥u kaֽl-hagּoyi֖m tּami֑yd veshshat֣u vela'֔u vehay֖u kּel֥o hayֽu׃

Edified Edition (EDE)For as you have drunk upon My holy mountain, so shall all the heathen drink continually, yes, they shall drink, and they shall swallow down, and they shall be as though they had not been.

כִּ֗י כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֤ר שְׁתִיתֶם֙ עַל־הַ֣ר קָדְשִׁ֔י יִשְׁתּ֥וּ כָֽל־הַגּוֹיִ֖ם תָּמִ֑יד וְשָׁת֣וּ וְלָע֔וּ וְהָי֖וּ כְּל֥וֹא הָיֽוּ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ubeha֥r tziyּ֛on tּiheye֥h peleyta֖h veha֣yah qo֑deshsh veyaֽreshshu֙ bּe֣yt yaֽ'aqo֔b 'e֖t moraֽshsheyhem׃

Edified Edition (EDE)But upon mount Zion shall be deliverance, and there shall be holiness; and the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions.

וּבְהַ֥ר צִיּ֛וֹן תִּהְיֶ֥ה פְלֵיטָ֖ה וְהָ֣יָה קֹ֑דֶשׁ וְיָֽרְשׁוּ֙ בֵּ֣ית יַֽעֲקֹ֔ב אֵ֖ת מוֹרָֽשֵׁיהֶם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vehayah֩ beyt-ya'aqo֨b 'e֜shsh ube֧yt yose֣p lehaba֗h ube֤yt 'eshsav֙ leqa֔shsh vedaleq֥u bahe֖m va'akal֑um veloֽ'-yiֽheye֤h shsariyd֙ lebe֣yt 'eshsa֔v kּi֥y yehva֖h dּibּeֽr׃

Edified Edition (EDE)And the house of Jacob shall be a fire, and the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau for stubble, and they shall kindle in them, and devour them; and there shall not be any remaining of the house of Esau; for the LORD has spoken it.

וְהָיָה֩ בֵית־יַעֲקֹ֨ב אֵ֜שׁ וּבֵ֧ית יוֹסֵ֣ף לֶהָבָ֗ה וּבֵ֤ית עֵשָׂו֙ לְקַ֔שׁ וְדָלְק֥וּ בָהֶ֖ם וַאֲכָל֑וּם וְלֹֽא־יִֽהְיֶ֤ה שָׂרִיד֙ לְבֵ֣ית עֵשָׂ֔ו כִּ֥י יְהוָ֖ה דִּבֵּֽר׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): veyareshsh֨u hanּe֜geb 'et-ha֣r 'eshsa֗v vehashshּepelah֙ 'et-pּelishshetּi֔ym veyareshshu֙ 'et-shsede֣h 'epera֔yim ve'e֖t shsede֣h shshomer֑on ubineyami֖n 'et-hagּile'aֽd׃

Edified Edition (EDE)And they of the south shall possess the mount of Esau; and they of the plain the Philistines: and they shall possess the fields of Ephraim, and the fields of Samaria: and Benjamin shall possess Gilead.

וְיָרְשׁ֨וּ הַנֶּ֜גֶב אֶת־הַ֣ר עֵשָׂ֗ו וְהַשְּׁפֵלָה֙ אֶת־פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים וְיָרְשׁוּ֙ אֶת־שְׂדֵ֣ה אֶפְרַ֔יִם וְאֵ֖ת שְׂדֵ֣ה שֹׁמְר֑וֹן וּבִנְיָמִ֖ן אֶת־הַגִּלְעָֽד׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vegalu֣t haֽchel-ha֠zּeh libene֨y yishsera'e֤l 'ashsheֽr-kּena'aniym֙ 'ad-tza֣repa֔t vegalu֥t yerushshala֖im 'ashshe֣r bּisepara֑d yiֽreshsh֕u 'e֖t 'are֥y hanּeֽgeb׃

Edified Edition (EDE)And the captivity of this host of the children of Israel shall possess that of the Canaanites, even to Zarephath; and the captivity of Jerusalem, which is in Sepharad, shall possess the cities of the south.

וְגָלֻ֣ת הַֽחֵל־הַ֠זֶּה לִבְנֵ֨י יִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל אֲשֶֽׁר־כְּנַעֲנִים֙ עַד־צָ֣רְפַ֔ת וְגָלֻ֥ת יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם אֲשֶׁ֣ר בִּסְפָרַ֑ד יִֽרְשׁ֕וּ אֵ֖ת עָרֵ֥י הַנֶּֽגֶב׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'al֤u mֽoshshi'iym֙ bּeha֣r tziyּ֔on lishshepּo֖t 'et-ha֣r 'eshsa֑v vehayeta֥h laֽyhva֖h hamּelukaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)And [2] saviours shall come up on mount Zion to judge the mount of Esau; and the kingdom shall be the LORD'S.

וְעָל֤וּ מֽוֹשִׁעִים֙ בְּהַ֣ר צִיּ֔וֹן לִשְׁפֹּ֖ט אֶת־הַ֣ר עֵשָׂ֑ו וְהָיְתָ֥ה לַֽיהוָ֖ה הַמְּלוּכָֽה׃