Obadiah

Obadiah 1:18

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.

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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

Cross-references

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Zechariah 12:6 · Isaiah 10:17 · Micah 5:8 · Ezekiel 37:19 · Isaiah 5:24

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.