The 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. Oba_1:-1 :e., worshipper of Yahweh: Abdeel and Arabic Abdallah similarly mean 'servant of God.'... [ Continue Reading ]
Behold, I have made thee small among the heathen: thou art greatly despised. BEHOLD, I HAVE MADE THEE SMALL - thy reduction to insignificance is as sure as if it were already accomplished: therefore the past tense is used. Edom then extended from Dedan of Arabia to Bozrah in the north (; ). Calvi... [ Continue Reading ]
The 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? THOU THAT DWELLEST IN THE CLEFTS OF THE ROCK - (Song of Solomon 2:14, "O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock,... [ Continue Reading ]
Though thou exalt thyself as the eagle, and though thou set thy nest among the stars, thence will I bring thee down, saith the LORD. THOUGH THOU EXALT THYSELF - or supply from the second clause, "thy nest" (Maurer). (Compare ; ; .) AND THOUGH THOU SET THY NEST AMONG THE STARS - namely, on the l... [ Continue Reading ]
If 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? IF THIEVES CAME TO THEE, IF ROBBERS BY NIGHT, (HOW ART THOU CUT OFF!) WOULD THEY NOT HAVE STOLEN UNTIL THEY... [ Continue Reading ]
How are the things of Esau searched out! how are his hidden things sought up! HOW ARE THE THINGS OF ESAU SEARCHED OUT! - by hostile soldiers seeking booty. Compare with Obadiah 1:5 here Jeremiah 49:9, "If grape-gatherers come to thee, would they not leave some gleaning grapes? if thieves by nigh... [ Continue Reading ]
All 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. ALL THE MEN OF THY CONFEDERACY - i:e., thy confedera... [ Continue Reading ]
Shall I not in that day, saith the LORD, even destroy the wise men out of Edom, and understanding out of the mount of Esau? SHALL I NOT ... SAITH THE LORD, EVEN DESTROY THE WISE MEN OUT OF EDOM (: cf. Job 5:12; ; ). IN THAT DAY ... EVEN DESTROY - heretofore Edom, through its contact with Babyl... [ Continue Reading ]
And 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. 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. Maurer translates, 'on account of the slaughter'-name... [ Continue Reading ]
For thy violence against thy brother Jacob shame shall cover thee, and thou shalt be cut off for ever. FOR THY VIOLENCE AGAINST THY BROTHER JACOB. Obadiah here confirms afresh Joel's prophecy (), "Edom shall be a desolate wilderness, for the violence against the children of Judah." This aggravat... [ Continue Reading ]
In 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. IN THE DAY THAT THOU STOODEST ON THE OTHER SIDE - in an attitude of hostility, rathe... [ Continue Reading ]
But 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. BUT THOU SHOULDEST NOT HAVE LOOKED... [ Continue Reading ]
Thou 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; THEIR SUBSTANCE - translated "forces" in .... [ Continue Reading ]
Neither 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. STOOD IN THE CROSSWAY, TO CUT OFF THOSE OF HIS (Judah's). THAT DID ESCAPE. The Jews naturally fled by the cr... [ Continue Reading ]
For 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. FOR - resumptive in connection with , wherein Edom was threatened with cutting off forever. THE DAY OF THE LORD - the day in which He will manifest H... [ Continue Reading ]
For 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. FOR AS YE HAVE DRUNK UPON MY HOLY MOUNTAIN. A periphrasis for 'ye Jews' (Maurer), whom Obadiah now by a sudde... [ Continue Reading ]
But upon mount Zion shall be deliverance, and there shall be holiness; and the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions. BUT UPON MOUNT ZION SHALL BE DELIVERANCE - both in the literal sense and spiritual sense (repeated, with the fresh stamp of inspiration, from ; ; ; ). Maurer and Pusey, b... [ Continue Reading ]
And 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. THE HOUSE OF JACOB SHALL BE A FIRE. See the same fig... [ Continue Reading ]
And 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. AND THEY OF THE SOUTH - Hebrew, 'they of the Negeb.' SHALL POSSESS THE MOUNT OF ESAU. The Je... [ Continue Reading ]
And 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. AND THE CAPTIVITY OF THIS HOST OF THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL - i:e., the captives of this m... [ Continue Reading ]
And saviours shall come up on mount Zion to judge the mount of Esau; and SAVIOURS SHALL COME UP ON MOUNT ZION TO JUDGE THE MOUNT OF ESAU - "saviours;" there will be in the kingdom yet to come no king, but a prince; there will return the sabbatic period of the judges, when there was no visible kin... [ Continue Reading ]