Obadiah

Obadiah 1:18–21

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 foothills^d 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 ascend^e Mount Zion

to rule over the mountains of Esau.

And the kingdom will belong to the LORD.

Footnotes

d 1:19 Hebrew Shephelah or lowlands; that is, the western foothills of Judea
e 1:21 Or The deliverers will go up from; LXX Those being delivered will go up

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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