Obadiah
Obadiah 1:18–19
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.
Footnotes
- d 1:19 Hebrew Shephelah or lowlands; that is, the western foothills of Judea
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 1:18
| 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 |
Cross-references
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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
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.