- 1The 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.חֲז֖וֹן עֹֽבַדְיָ֑ה כֹּֽה אָמַר֩ אֲדֹנָ֨י יְהוִ֜ה לֶאֱד֗וֹם שְׁמוּעָ֨ה שָׁמַ֜עְנוּ מֵאֵ֤ת יְהוָה֙ וְצִיר֙ בַּגּוֹיִ֣ם שֻׁלָּ֔ח ק֛וּמוּ וְנָק֥וּמָה עָלֶיהָ לַמִּלְחָמָֽה
- 2Behold, I have made thee small among the heathen: thou art greatly despised.הִנֵּ֥ה קָטֹ֛ן נְתַתִּ֖יךָ בַּגּוֹיִ֑ם בָּז֥וּי אַתָּ֖ה מְאֹֽד
- 3The 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?זְד֤וֹן לִבְּךָ֙ הִשִּׁיאֶ֔ךָ שֹׁכְנִ֥י בְחַגְוֵי סֶּ֖לַע מְר֣וֹם שִׁבְתּ֑וֹ אֹמֵ֣ר בְּלִבּ֔וֹ מִ֥י יוֹרִדֵ֖נִי אָֽרֶץ
- 4Though thou exalt thyself as the eagle, and though thou set thy nest among the stars, thence will I bring thee down, saith the LORD.אִם תַּגְבִּ֣יהַּ כַּנֶּ֔שֶׁר וְאִם בֵּ֥ין כּֽוֹכָבִ֖ים שִׂ֣ים קִנֶּ֑ךָ מִשָּׁ֥ם אוֹרִֽידְךָ֖ נְאֻם יְהוָֽה
- 5If 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?אִם גַּנָּבִ֤ים בָּאֽוּ אִם שׁ֣וֹדְדֵי לַ֔יְלָה אֵ֣יךְ נִדְמֵ֔יתָה הֲל֥וֹא יִגְנְב֖וּ דַּיָּ֑ם אִם בֹּֽצְרִים֙ בָּ֣אוּ הֲל֖וֹא יַשְׁאִ֥ירוּ עֹלֵלֽוֹת
- 6How are the things of Esau searched out! how are his hidden things sought up!אֵ֚יךְ נֶחְפְּשׂ֣וּ עֵשָׂ֔ו נִבְע֖וּ מַצְפֻּנָֽיו
- 7All 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.עַֽד הַגְּב֣וּל שִׁלְּח֗וּךָ כֹּ֚ל אַנְשֵׁ֣י בְרִיתֶ֔ךָ הִשִּׁיא֛וּךָ יָכְל֥וּ אַנְשֵׁ֣י שְׁלֹמֶ֑ךָ לַחְמְךָ֗ יָשִׂ֤ימוּ מָזוֹר֙ תַּחְתֶּ֔יךָ אֵ֥ין תְּבוּנָ֖ה
- 8Shall I not in that day, saith the LORD, even destroy the wise men out of Edom, and understanding out of the mount of Esau?הֲל֛וֹא בַּיּ֥וֹם הַה֖וּא נְאֻם יְהוָ֑ה וְהַאֲבַדְתִּ֤י חֲכָמִים֙ מֵֽאֱד֔וֹם וּתְבוּנָ֖ה מֵהַ֥ר עֵשָֽׂו
- 9And 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.וְחַתּ֥וּ גִבּוֹרֶ֖יךָ תֵּימָ֑ן לְמַ֧עַן יִכָּֽרֶת אִ֛ישׁ מֵהַ֥ר עֵשָׂ֖ו מִקָּֽטֶל
- 10For thy violence against thy brother Jacob shame shall cover thee, and thou shalt be cut off for ever.מֵחֲמַ֛ס אָחִ֥יךָ יַעֲקֹ֖ב תְּכַסְּךָ֣ בוּשָׁ֑ה וְנִכְרַ֖תָּ לְעוֹלָֽם
- 11In 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.בְּיוֹם֙ עֲמָֽדְךָ֣ מִנֶּ֔גֶד בְּי֛וֹם שְׁב֥וֹת זָרִ֖ים חֵיל֑וֹ וְנָכְרִ֞ים בָּ֣אוּ שערו שְׁעָרָ֗יו וְעַל יְרוּשָׁלִַ֨ם֙ יַדּ֣וּ גוֹרָ֔ל גַּם אַתָּ֖ה כְּאַחַ֥ד
- 12But 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.וְאַל תֵּ֤רֶא בְיוֹם אָחִ֨יךָ֙ בְּי֣וֹם נָכְר֔וֹ וְאַל תִּשְׂמַ֥ח לִבְנֵֽי יְהוּדָ֖ה בְּי֣וֹם אָבְדָ֑ם וְאַל תַּגְדֵּ֥ל פִּ֖יךָ בְּי֥וֹם צָרָֽה
- 13Thou 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;אַל תָּב֤וֹא בְשַֽׁעַר עַמִּי֙ בְּי֣וֹם אֵידָ֔ם אַל תֵּ֧רֶא גַם אַתָּ֛ה בְּרָעָת֖וֹ בְּי֣וֹם אֵיד֑וֹ וְאַל תִּשְׁלַ֥חְנָה בְחֵיל֖וֹ בְּי֥וֹם אֵידֽוֹ
- 14Neither 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.וְאַֽל תַּעֲמֹד֙ עַל הַפֶּ֔רֶק לְהַכְרִ֖ית אֶת פְּלִיטָ֑יו וְאַל תַּסְגֵּ֥ר שְׂרִידָ֖יו בְּי֥וֹם צָרָֽה
- 15For 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.כִּֽי קָר֥וֹב יוֹם יְהוָ֖ה עַל כָּל הַגּוֹיִ֑ם כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר עָשִׂ֨יתָ֙ יֵעָ֣שֶׂה גְּמֻלְךָ֖ יָשׁ֥וּב בְּרֹאשֶֽׁךָ
- 16For 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.כִּ֗י כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֤ר שְׁתִיתֶם֙ עַל הַ֣ר קָדְשִׁ֔י יִשְׁתּ֥וּ כָֽל הַגּוֹיִ֖ם תָּמִ֑יד וְשָׁת֣וּ וְלָע֔וּ וְהָי֖וּ כְּל֥וֹא הָיֽוּ
- 17But upon mount Zion shall be deliverance, and there shall be holiness; and the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions.וּבְהַ֥ר צִיּ֛וֹן תִּהְיֶ֥ה פְלֵיטָ֖ה וְהָ֣יָה קֹ֑דֶשׁ וְיָֽרְשׁוּ֙ בֵּ֣ית יַֽעֲקֹ֔ב אֵ֖ת מוֹרָֽשֵׁיהֶם
- 18And 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.וְהָיָה֩ בֵית יַעֲקֹ֨ב אֵ֜שׁ וּבֵ֧ית יוֹסֵ֣ף לֶהָבָ֗ה וּבֵ֤ית עֵשָׂו֙ לְקַ֔שׁ וְדָלְק֥וּ וַאֲכָל֑וּם וְלֹֽא יִֽהְיֶ֤ה שָׂרִיד֙ לְבֵ֣ית עֵשָׂ֔ו כִּ֥י יְהוָ֖ה דִּבֵּֽר
- 19And 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.וְיָרְשׁ֨וּ הַנֶּ֜גֶב אֶת הַ֣ר עֵשָׂ֗ו וְהַשְּׁפֵלָה֙ אֶת פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים וְיָרְשׁוּ֙ אֶת שְׂדֵ֣ה אֶפְרַ֔יִם וְאֵ֖ת שְׂדֵ֣ה שֹׁמְר֑וֹן וּבִנְיָמִ֖ן אֶת הַגִּלְעָֽד
- 20And the captivity of this host of the children of Israel shall possess that of the Canaanites, even unto Zarephath; and the captivity of Jerusalem, which is in Sepharad, shall possess the cities of the south.וְגָלֻ֣ת הַֽחֵל הַ֠זֶּה לִבְנֵ֨י יִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל אֲשֶֽׁר כְּנַעֲנִים֙ עַד צָ֣רְפַ֔ת וְגָלֻ֥ת יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם אֲשֶׁ֣ר בִּסְפָרַ֑ד יִֽרְשׁ֕וּ אֵ֖ת עָרֵ֥י הַנֶּֽגֶב
- 21And saviours shall come up on mount Zion to judge the mount of Esau; and the kingdom shall be the LORD'S.וְעָל֤וּ מֽוֹשִׁעִים֙ בְּהַ֣ר צִיּ֔וֹן לִשְׁפֹּ֖ט אֶת הַ֣ר עֵשָׂ֑ו וְהָיְתָ֥ה לַֽיהוָ֖ה הַמְּלוּכָֽה
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285 tagged Hebrew tokens155 distinct lexical entries21 of 21 verses source-tagged
יוֹםH3117
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)
אַלH408
not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
הַרH2022
a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
עֵשָׂוH6215
Esav, a son of Isaac, including his posterity
יְהֹוָהH3068
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
בַּיִתH1004
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
אִםH518
used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not
גּוֹיH1471
a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
יָרַשׁH3423
to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin
בּוֹאH935
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
Hebrew verse gematria
YHWSA calculates these totals directly from every consonant in the tagged Hebrew source line using the Carlo Suarès letter-number system; vowel points and cantillation marks do not add values. The totals are not reverse-mapped from English. A matching number is a comparison to investigate, not proof that two passages mean the same thing.
| Verse | Value | Workspace |
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| Obadiah 1:1 | 5,056 | study verse |
| Obadiah 1:2 | 3,326 | study verse |
| Obadiah 1:3 | 5,900 | study verse |
| Obadiah 1:4 | 7,466 | study verse |
| Obadiah 1:5 | 6,639 | study verse |
| Obadiah 1:6 | 1,735 | study verse |
| Obadiah 1:7 | 8,295 | study verse |
| Obadiah 1:8 | 4,201 | study verse |
| Obadiah 1:9 | 4,872 | study verse |
| Obadiah 1:10 | 3,554 | study verse |
| Obadiah 1:11 | 8,136 | study verse |
| Obadiah 1:12 | 6,778 | study verse |
| Obadiah 1:13 | 6,848 | study verse |
| Obadiah 1:14 | 4,390 | study verse |
| Obadiah 1:15 | 5,334 | study verse |
| Obadiah 1:16 | 5,753 | study verse |
| Obadiah 1:17 | 4,681 | study verse |
| Obadiah 1:18 | 5,951 | study verse |
| Obadiah 1:19 | 9,217 | study verse |
| Obadiah 1:20 | 6,966 | study verse |
| Obadiah 1:21 | 4,140 | study verse |
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