Obadiah 1 - Compare Translations
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Obadiah 1:1
KJVThe vision of Obadiah. Thus saith the Lord God concerning Edom; We have heard a rumour from the Lord, and an ambassador is sent among the heathen, Arise ye, and let us rise up against her in battle.
WEBThe vision of Obadiah. This is what the Lord Yahweh says about Edom. We have heard news from Yahweh, and an ambassador is sent among the nations, saying, “Arise, and let’s rise up against her in battle.
YLTThus said the Lord Jehovah to Edom, A report we have heard from Jehovah, And an ambassador among nations was sent, `Rise, yea, let us rise against her for battle.'
Obadiah 1:2
KJVBehold, I have made thee small among the heathen: thou art greatly despised.
WEBBehold, I have made you small among the nations. You are greatly despised.
YLTLo, little I have made thee among nations, Despised [art] thou exceedingly.
Obadiah 1:3
KJVThe pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground?
WEBThe pride of your heart has deceived you, you who dwell in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high, who says in his heart, ‘Who will bring me down to the ground?’
YLTThe pride of thy heart hath lifted thee up, O dweller in clifts of a rock, (A high place [is] his habitation, He is saying in his heart, `Who doth bring me down [to] earth?')
Obadiah 1:4
KJVThough thou exalt thyself as the eagle, and though thou set thy nest among the stars, thence will I bring thee down, saith the Lord.
WEBThough you mount on high as the eagle, and though your nest is set among the stars, I will bring you down from there,” says Yahweh.
YLTIf thou dost go up high as an eagle, And if between stars thou dost set thy nest, From thence I bring thee down, An affirmation of Jehovah.
Obadiah 1:5
KJVIf thieves came to thee, if robbers by night, (how art thou cut off!) would they not have stolen till they had enough? if the grapegatherers came to thee, would they not leave some grapes?
WEB“If thieves came to you, if robbers by night—oh, what disaster awaits you—wouldn’t they only steal until they had enough? If grape pickers came to you, wouldn’t they leave some gleaning grapes?
YLTIf thieves have come in to thee, If spoilers of the night, How hast thou been cut off! Do they not steal their sufficiency? If gatherers have come in to thee, Do they not leave gleanings?
Obadiah 1:6
KJVHow are the things of Esau searched out! how are his hidden things sought up!
WEBHow Esau will be ransacked! How his hidden treasures are sought out!
YLTHow hath Esau been searched out! Flowed out have his hidden things,
Obadiah 1:7
KJVAll the men of thy confederacy have brought thee even to the border: the men that were at peace with thee have deceived thee, and prevailed against thee; they that eat thy bread have laid a wound under thee: there is none understanding in him.
WEBAll the men of your alliance have brought you on your way, even to the border. The men who were at peace with you have deceived you, and prevailed against you. Friends who eat your bread lay a snare under you. There is no understanding in him.”
YLTUnto the border sent thee have all thine allies, Forgotten thee, prevailed over thee, have thy friends, Thy bread they make a snare under thee, There is no understanding in him!
Obadiah 1:8
KJVShall I not in that day, saith the Lord, even destroy the wise men out of Edom, and understanding out of the mount of Esau?
WEB“Won’t I in that day”, says Yahweh, “destroy the wise men out of Edom, and understanding out of the mountain of Esau?
YLTIs it not in that day -- an affirmation of Jehovah, That I have destroyed the wise out of Edom, And understanding out of the mount of Esau?
Obadiah 1:9
KJVAnd thy mighty men, O Teman, shall be dismayed, to the end that every one of the mount of Esau may be cut off by slaughter.
WEBYour mighty men, Teman, will be dismayed, to the end that everyone may be cut off from the mountain of Esau by slaughter.
YLTAnd broken down have been thy mighty ones, O Teman, So that every one of the mount of Esau is cut off.
Obadiah 1:10
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Obadiah 1:11
KJVIn the day that thou 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 thou wast as one of them.
WEBIn the day that you stood on the other side, in the day that strangers carried away his substance, and foreigners entered into his gates, and cast lots for Jerusalem, even you were like one of them.
YLTIn the day of thy standing over-against, In the day of strangers taking captive his force, And foreigners have entered his gates, And for Jerusalem have cast a lot, Even thou [art] as one of them!
Obadiah 1:12
KJVBut thou shouldest not have looked on the day of thy brother in the day that he became a stranger; neither shouldest thou have rejoiced over the children of Judah in the day of their destruction; neither shouldest thou have spoken proudly in the day of distress.
WEBBut don’t look down on your brother in the day of his disaster, and don’t rejoice over the children of Judah in the day of their destruction. Don’t speak proudly in the day of distress.
YLTAnd -- thou dost not look on the day of thy brother, On the day of his alienation, Nor dost thou rejoice over sons of Judah, In the day of their destruction, Nor make great thy mouth in a day of distress.
Obadiah 1:13
KJVThou shouldest not have entered into the gate of my people in the day of their calamity; yea, thou shouldest 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;
WEBDon’t enter into the gate of my people in the day of their calamity. Don’t look down on their affliction in the day of their calamity, neither seize their wealth on the day of their calamity.
YLTNor come into a gate of My people in a day of their calamity, Nor look, even thou, on its misfortune in a day of its calamity, Nor send forth against its force in a day of its calamity,
Obadiah 1:14
KJVNeither shouldest thou have stood in the crossway, to cut off those of his that did escape; neither shouldest thou have delivered up those of his that did remain in the day of distress.
WEBDon’t stand in the crossroads to cut off those of his who escape. Don’t deliver up those of his who remain in the day of distress.
YLTNor stand by the breach to cut off its escaped, Nor deliver up its remnant in a day of distress.
Obadiah 1:15
KJVFor the day of the Lord is near upon all the heathen: as thou hast done, it shall be done unto thee: thy reward shall return upon thine own head.
WEBFor the day of Yahweh is near all the nations! As you have done, it will be done to you. Your deeds will return upon your own head.
YLTFor near [is] the day of Jehovah, on all the nations, As thou hast done, it is done to thee, Thy deed doth turn back on thine own head.
Obadiah 1:16
KJVFor as ye have drunk upon my holy mountain, so shall all the heathen drink continually, yea, they shall drink, and they shall swallow down, and they shall be as though they had not been.
WEBFor as you have drunk on my holy mountain, so will all the nations drink continually. Yes, they will drink, swallow down, and will be as though they had not been.
YLTFor -- as ye have drunk on My holy mount, Drink do all the nations continually, And they have drunk and have swallowed, And they have been as they have not been.
Obadiah 1:17
KJVBut upon mount Zion shall be deliverance, and there shall be holiness; and the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions.
WEBBut in Mount Zion, there will be those who escape, and it will be holy. The house of Jacob will possess their possessions.
YLTAnd in mount Zion there is an escape, And it hath been holy, And the house of Jacob have possessed their possessions.
Obadiah 1:18
KJVAnd 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 hath spoken it.
WEBThe house of Jacob will be a fire, the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau for stubble. They will burn among them, and devour them. There will not be any remaining to the house of Esau.” Indeed, Yahweh has spoken.
YLTAnd the house of Jacob hath been a fire, And the house of Joseph a flame, And the house of Esau for stubble, And they have burned among them, And they have consumed them, And there is not a remnant to the house of Esau, For Jehovah hath spoken.
Obadiah 1:19
KJVAnd 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.
WEBThose of the South will possess the mountain of Esau, and those of the lowland, the Philistines. They will possess the field of Ephraim, and the field of Samaria. Benjamin will possess Gilead.
YLTAnd they have possessed the south with the mount of Esau, And the low country with the Philistines, And they have possessed the field of Ephraim, And the field of Samaria, And Benjamin with Gilead.
Obadiah 1:20
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Obadiah 1:21
KJVAnd saviours shall come up on mount Zion to judge the mount of Esau; and the kingdom shall be the Lord's.
WEBSaviors will go up on Mount Zion to judge the mountains of Esau, and the kingdom will be Yahweh’s.
YLTAnd gone up have saviours on mount Zion, To judge the mount of Esau, And the kingdom hath been to Jehovah!'
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