1 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.

2 Behold, I have made thee small among the heathen: thou art greatly despised.

3 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?

4 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.

5 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?

6 How are the things of Esau searched out! how are his hidden things sought up!

7 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.

8 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?

9 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.

10 For thy violence against thy brother Jacob shame shall cover thee, and thou shalt be cut off for ever.

11 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.

12 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.

13 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;

14 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.

15 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.

16 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.

17 But upon mount Zion shall be deliverance, and there shall be holiness; and the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions.

18 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.

19 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.

20 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.

21 And saviours shall come up on mount Zion to judge the mount of Esau; and the kingdom shall be the LORD'S.

1 The vision of Obadiah: Thus saith the Lord God, concerning Edom; Wee haue heard a rumour from the Lord, and an ambassador is sent among the heathen: Arise yee, and let vs rise vp against her in battell.

2 Behold, I haue made thee small among the heathen: thou art greatly despised.

3 The pride of thine heart hath deceiued thee: thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rocke, Whose habitation is high, that saith in his heart: Who shall bring me downe to the ground?

4 Though thou exalt thy selfe as the eagle, and though thou set thy nest among the starres, thence will I bring thee downe, saith the Lord.

5 If theeues came to thee, if robbers by night (how art thou cut off?) would they not haue stollen til they had enough? if the grape gatherers came to thee, would they not leaue some grapes?

6 How are the things of Esau searched out? how are his hid things sought vp?

7 All the men of thy confederacie haue brought thee euen to the border: the men that were at peace with thee, haue deceiued thee, and preuailed against thee: they that eate thy bread haue laide a wound vnder thee: there is none vnderstanding in him.

8 Shal I not in that day, saith the Lord, euen destroy the wise men out of Edom, and vnderstanding out of the mount of Esau?

9 And thy mightie men, O Teman, shall be dismayed, to the end that euery one of the mount of Esau may be cut off by slaughter.

10 For thy violence against thy brother Iacob shame shall couer thee, and thou shalt be cut off for euer.

11 In the day that thou stoodest on the other side, in the day that the strangers caried away captiue his forces, and forreiners entred into his gates, and cast lots vpon Ierusalem, euen thou wast as one of them.

12 But thou shouldest not haue looked on the day of thy brother in the day that hee became a stranger, neither shouldest thou haue reioyced ouer the children of Iudah in the day of their destruction: neither shouldest thou haue spoken proudly in the day of distresse.

13 Thou shouldest not haue entred into the gate of my people in the day of their calamitie: yea, thou shouldest not haue looked on their affliction in the day of their calamitie, nor haue laid hands on their substance in the day of their calamitie.

14 Neither shouldest thou haue stood in the crosse way to cut off those of his that did escape, neither shouldest thou haue deliuered vp those of his that did remaine in the day of distresse.

15 For the day of the Lord is neere vpon all the heathen: as thou hast done, it shall bee done vnto thee, thy reward shall returne vpon thine owne head.

16 For as ye haue drunke vpon my holy mountaine, so shall all the heathen drinke continually: yea, they shall drinke, and they shall swallow downe, and they shall bee as though they had not bene.

17 But vpon mount Zion shall be deliuerance, and there shall be holinesse, and the house of Iacob shall possesse their possessions.

18 And the house of Iacob shall bee a fire, and the house of Ioseph a flame, and the house of Esau for stubble, and they shall kindle in them and deuoure them, and there shall not be any remaining of the house of Esau, for the Lord hath spoken it.

19 And they of the South shall possesse the mount of Esau, and they of the plaine, the Philistines: and they shall possesse the fields of Ephraim, and the fields of Samaria, and Beniamin shall possesse Gilead.

20 And the captiuitie of this hoste of the children of Israel shall possesse that of the Canaanites euen vnto Zarephath, and the captiuitie of Ierusalem which is in Sepharad, shall possesse the cities of the South.

21 And Sauiours shall come vp on mount Zion to iudge the mount of Esau, and the kingdome shall be the Lords.

I == Isa 21:11 ; 34:5 ; Jer 49:14-20 ; Ezek 25:12-14 ; Joel 3:19 ; Mal 1:3

 

 

 

III == 2nd Kings 14:7 ; Isa 14:13-15 ; Rev 18:7

 

 

IV == Job 20:6 ; Jer 49:16 ; 51:53 ; Amos 9:2 ; Hab 2:9

 

V == Deut 24:21 ; Isa 17:6 ; 24:13 ; Jer 49:9

 

 

 

 

VII == Isa 19:11-12 ; Jer 38:22

 

 

 

 

VIII == Job 5:12-13 ; Isa 29:14 ; Jer 49:7

 

IX == Ps 76:5 ; Jer 49:7 ; Amos 2:16

 

X == Gen 27:41 ; Amos 1:11

 

XI == Joel 3:3 ; Nah 3:10

 

 

 

XII == Job 31:29 ; Mic 4:11 ; 7:8 , 10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

XIV == Ps 31:8

 

 

 

XV == Ezek 30:3 ; 35:15 ; JOel 3:14 ; Hab 2:8

 

 

XVI == Jer 25:28-29

 

 

XVII == Joel 2:32 ; 3:17 ; Amos 9:8

 

XVIII == Isa 10:17 ; Zecj 12:6

 

 

 

 

XIX == Amos 9:12 ; Ze[j 2:7

 

 

 

XX == 1st Kings 17:9-10 ; Jer 32:44

 

 

 

XXI == Zech 14:9 ; Luke 1:33 ; Rev 11:15 ; 19:6

1 The vision of Obadiah. (Thus says the Lord GOD:) Of Edom we have heard a message from the LORD, and a herald has been sent among the nations: "Up! let us go to war against him!"

2 See, I make you small among the nations; you are held in dire contempt.

3 The pride of your heart has deceived you: you who dwell in the clefts of the rock, whose abode is in the heights, Who say in your heart, "Who will bring me down to earth?"

4 Though you go as high as the eagle, and your nest be set among the stars, From there will I bring you down, says the LORD.

5 If thieves came to you, if robbers by night, how could you be thus destroyed: would they not steal merely till they had enough? If vintagers came to you, would they not leave some gleanings?

6 How they search Esau, seek out his hiding places!

7 To the border they drive you -  all your allies; They deceive you, they overpower you -  those at peace with you; Those who eat your bread lay snares beneath you: There is no understanding in him!

8 Shall I not, says the LORD, on that day make the wise men disappear from Edom, and understanding from the mount of Esau?

9 Your warriors, O Teman, shall be crushed, till all on Mount Esau are destroyed.

10 Because of violence to your brother Jacob, disgrace shall cover you and you shall be destroyed forever.

11 On the day when you stood by, on the day when aliens carried off his possessions, And strangers entered his gates and cast lots over Jerusalem, you too were one of them.

12 Gaze not upon the day of your brother, the day of his disaster; Exult not over the children of Judah on the day of their ruin; Speak not haughtily on the day of distress!

13 Enter not the gate of my people on the day of their calamity; Gaze not, you at least, upon his misfortune on the day of his calamity; Lay not hands upon his possessions on the day of his calamity!

14 Stand not at the crossroads to slay his refugees; Betray not his fugitives on the day of distress!

15 For near is the day of the LORD for all the nations! As you have done, so shall it be done to you, your deed shall come back upon your own head;

16 As you have drunk upon my holy mountain, so shall all the nations drink continually. Yes, they shall drink and swallow, and shall become as though they had not been.

17 But on Mount Zion there shall be a portion saved; the mountain shall be holy, And the house of Jacob shall take possession of those that dispossessed them.

18 The house of Jacob shall be a fire, and the house of Joseph a flame; The house of Esau shall be stubble, and they shall set them ablaze and devour them; Then none shall survive of the house of Esau, for the LORD has spoken.

19 They shall occupy the Negeb, the mount of Esau, and the foothills of the Philistines; And they shall occupy the lands of Ephraim and the lands of Samaria, and Benjamin shall occupy Gilead.

20 The captives of the host of the children of Israel shall occupy the Canaanite land as far as Zarephath, And the captives of Jerusalem who are in Sepharad shall occupy the cities of the Negeb.

21 And saviors shall ascend Mount Zion to rule the mount of Esau, and the kingship shall be the LORD'S.

The book of Obadiah contains twenty-one verses which are the shortest and sternest prophecy in the Old Testament. The Author is unknown, although his oracle against, a long-standing enemy of Israel, Edom, indicates a date of composition sometime in the fifth century B.C. The Edomites had been forced to abandon their ancient home near the Gulf of Aqaba and had settled in southern Judah, during this period, where they appear among the adversaries of the Jews returning from exile. The prophecy is a bitter cry for vengeance for its heinous crimes against Edom.

Obadiah is one of the minor prophets, Edom, a country south east of Israel. Obadiah contains a prophetic vision of hte destruction of Edom. The Edimits were descendent of Abraham, Isaac, and Esau. Esau being the sone of Isagec, and Issac the sone of Abraham.
Zion shall remain inviolate against the mountain of Esau will be occupied and ravaged by the enemy.  Again Judah and Israel shall form one nation; and that triumphant refrain of Israelite eschatology will be heard once more: "The Kingdom is the Lord's!"
It is difficult to determine the precise relationship between these similar passages but many of the verses in this prophecy can be paralleled in Jeremiah 49:7-22.