Obadiah
Obadiah 1:17–21
17But on Mount Zion there will be deliverance,
and it will be holy,
and the house of Jacob
will reclaim their possession.
18Then the house of Jacob will be a blazing fire,
and the house of Joseph a burning flame;
but the house of Esau will be stubble —
Jacob will set it ablaze and consume it.
Therefore no survivor will remain
from the house of Esau.”
For the LORD has spoken.
19Those from the Negev will possess the mountains of Esau;
those from the foothillsd will possess the land of the Philistines.
They will occupy the fields of Ephraim and Samaria,
and Benjamin will possess Gilead.
20And the exiles of this host of the Israelites
will possess the land of the Canaanites as far as Zarephath;
and the exiles from Jerusalem who are in Sepharad
will possess the cities of the Negev.
21The deliverers will ascende Mount Zion
to rule over the mountains of Esau.
And the kingdom will belong to the LORD.
Footnotes
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Obadiah 1:17
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But on Mount | וּבְהַ֥ר | ū·ḇə·har | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country |
| Zion | צִיּ֛וֹן | ṣî·yō·wn | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H6726 Zion |
| there will be | תִּהְיֶ֥ה | tih·yeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| deliverance | פְלֵיטָ֖ה | p̄ə·lê·ṭāh | Noun - feminine singular | H6413 escape |
| and it will be | וְהָ֣יָה | wə·hā·yāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| holy | קֹ֑דֶשׁ | qō·ḏeš | Noun - masculine singular | H6944 sacred, sanctity |
| and the house | בֵּ֣ית | bêṯ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of Jacob | יַֽעֲקֹ֔ב | ya·‘ă·qōḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3290 Jacob |
| will reclaim | וְיָֽרְשׁוּ֙ | wə·yā·rə·šū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess |
| their possession | מוֹרָֽשֵׁיהֶם׃ | mō·rå̄·šē·hɛm | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H4180 a possession |
Obadiah 1:18
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then the house | בֵית־ | ḇêṯ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of Jacob | יַעֲקֹ֨ב | ya·‘ă·qōḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3290 Jacob |
| will be | וְהָיָה֩ | wə·hā·yāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| a blazing fire | אֵ֜שׁ | ’êš | Noun - common singular | H784 fire |
| and the house | וּבֵ֧ית | ū·ḇêṯ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of Joseph | יוֹסֵ֣ף | yō·w·sêp̄ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3130 Joseph |
| a burning flame | לֶהָבָ֗ה | le·hā·ḇāh | Noun - feminine singular | H3852 id. |
| but the house | וּבֵ֤ית | ū·ḇêṯ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of Esau | עֵשָׂו֙ | ‘ê·śāw | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6215 Esau |
| will be stubble | לְקַ֔שׁ | lə·qaš | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H7179 stubble, chaff |
| Jacob will set it ablaze | וְדָלְק֥וּ | wə·ḏā·lə·qū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H1814 burn |
| and consume it | וַאֲכָל֑וּם | wa·’ă·ḵā·lūm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural; third person masculine plural | H398 eat |
| Therefore no | וְלֹֽא־ | wə·lō- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| survivor | שָׂרִיד֙ | śā·rîḏ | Noun - masculine singular | H8300 survivor |
| will remain | יִֽהְיֶ֤ה | yih·yeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| from the house | לְבֵ֣ית | lə·ḇêṯ | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of Esau | עֵשָׂ֔ו | ‘ê·śāw | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6215 Esau |
| For | כִּ֥י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| has spoken | דִּבֵּֽר׃ | dib·bêr | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1696 speak |
Obadiah 1:19
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Those from the Negev | הַנֶּ֜גֶב | han·ne·ḡeḇ | Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H5045 south-country, Negeb, south |
| will possess | וְיָרְשׁ֨וּ | wə·yā·rə·šū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess |
| the mountains | הַ֣ר | har | Noun - masculine singular construct | H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country |
| of Esau | עֵשָׂ֗ו | ‘ê·śāw | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6215 Esau |
| those from the foothills | וְהַשְּׁפֵלָה֙ | wə·haš·šə·p̄ê·lāh | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H8219 lowland |
| of the Philistines | פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים | pə·liš·tîm | Noun - proper - masculine plural | H6430 Philistine |
| They will occupy | וְיָרְשׁוּ֙ | wə·yā·rə·šū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess |
| the fields | שְׂדֵ֣ה | śə·ḏêh | Noun - masculine singular construct | H7704 id. |
| of Ephraim | אֶפְרַ֔יִם | ’ep̄·ra·yim | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H669 Ephraim |
| and Samaria | שֹׁמְר֑וֹן | šō·mə·rō·wn | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H8111 Shomeron |
| and Benjamin | וּבִנְיָמִ֖ן | ū·ḇin·yā·min | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1144 Binjamin |
| Gilead | הַגִּלְעָֽד׃ | hag·gil·‘āḏ | Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H1568 Gilad |
Obadiah 1:20
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And the exiles | וְגָלֻ֣ת | wə·ḡā·luṯ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct | H1546 exile |
| of this | הַ֠זֶּה | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| host | הַֽחֵל־ | ha·ḥêl- | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2426 rampart, fortress |
| of the Israelites | יִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| of the Canaanites | כְּנַעֲנִים֙ | kə·na·‘ă·nîm | Noun - proper - masculine plural | H3669 trader, merchant |
| as | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| far as Zarephath | צָ֣רְפַ֔ת | ṣā·rə·p̄aṯ | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H6886 Tsarephath |
| and the exiles | וְגָלֻ֥ת | wə·ḡā·luṯ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct | H1546 exile |
| from Jerusalem | יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם | yə·rū·šā·lim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3389 Jerusalem |
| who | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| are in Sepharad | בִּסְפָרַ֑ד | bis·p̄ā·raḏ | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H5614 Sepharad |
| will possess | יִֽרְשׁ֕וּ | yir·šū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess |
| the cities | עָרֵ֥י | ‘ā·rê | Noun - feminine plural construct | H5892 excitement |
| of the Negev | הַנֶּֽגֶב׃ | han·ne·ḡeḇ | Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H5045 south-country, Negeb, south |
Obadiah 1:21
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The deliverers | מֽוֹשִׁעִים֙ | mō·wō·ši·‘îm | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural | H3467 deliver |
| will ascend | וְעָל֤וּ | wə·‘ā·lū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| Mount | בְּהַ֣ר | bə·har | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country |
| Zion | צִיּ֔וֹן | ṣî·yō·wn | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H6726 Zion |
| to rule over | לִשְׁפֹּ֖ט | liš·pōṭ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H8199 judge, govern |
| the mountains | הַ֣ר | har | Noun - masculine singular construct | H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country |
| of Esau | עֵשָׂ֑ו | ‘ê·śāw | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6215 Esau |
| And the kingdom | הַמְּלוּכָֽה׃ | ham·mə·lū·ḵāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4410 kingship, royalty |
| will belong to | וְהָיְתָ֥ה | wə·hā·yə·ṯāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| the LORD | לַֽיהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
Cross-references
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Obadiah 1:17 Revelation 21:27 · Amos 9:11–15 · Isaiah 14:1–2 · Joel 3:19–21 · Amos 9:8 · Joel 2:32 · Isaiah 60:21 · Joel 3:17 · Zechariah 14:20–21 · Jeremiah 46:28 · Isaiah 46:13 · Jeremiah 44:14
Obadiah 1:18 Zechariah 12:6 · Isaiah 10:17 · Micah 5:8 · Ezekiel 37:19 · Isaiah 5:24
Obadiah 1:19 Zephaniah 2:4–7 · Amos 9:12 · Jeremiah 32:44 · Ezekiel 36:28 · Ezekiel 37:21–25 · Malachi 1:4–5 · Jeremiah 31:4–6
Obadiah 1:20 1 Kings 17:9–10 · Luke 4:26 · Jeremiah 33:13 · Jeremiah 32:44
Obadiah 1:21 Zechariah 14:9 · James 5:20 · Revelation 11:15 · Daniel 7:27 · 1 Timothy 4:16 · Isaiah 19:20 · Psalm 22:28 · 1 Corinthians 6:2–3 · Daniel 2:44 · Revelation 20:4 · Judges 2:16 · Psalm 2:6–9
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.