215 lines
4.2 KiB
Markdown
215 lines
4.2 KiB
Markdown
1. This is the vision that the Sovereign LORD revealed to Obadiah concerning the land of Edom.
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Edom's Judgment Announced
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We have heard a message from the LORD
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that an ambassador was sent to the nations to say,
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"Get ready, everyone!
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Let's assemble our armies and attack Edom!"
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2. The LORD says to Edom,
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"I will cut you down to size among the nations;
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you will be greatly despised.
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3. You have been deceived by your own pride
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because you live in a rock fortress
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and make your home high in the mountains.
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'Who can ever reach us way up here?'
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you ask boastfully.
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4. But even if you soar as high as eagles
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and build your nest among the stars,
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I will bring you crashing down,"
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says the LORD.
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5. "If thieves came at night and robbed you
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(what a disaster awaits you!),
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they would not take everything.
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Those who harvest grapes
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always leave a few for the poor.
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But your enemies will wipe you out completely!
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6. Every nook and cranny of Edom
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will be searched and looted.
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Every treasure will be found and taken.
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7. "All your allies will turn against you.
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They will help to chase you from your land.
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They will promise you peace
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while plotting to deceive and destroy you.
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Your trusted friends will set traps for you,
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and you won't even know about it.
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8. At that time not a single wise person
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will be left in the whole land of Edom,"
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says the LORD.
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"For on the mountains of Edom
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I will destroy everyone who has understanding.
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9. The mightiest warriors of Teman
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will be terrified,
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and everyone on the mountains of Edom
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will be cut down in the slaughter.
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Reasons for Edom's Punishment
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10. "Because of the violence you did
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to your close relatives in Israel,
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you will be filled with shame
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and destroyed forever.
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11. When they were invaded,
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you stood aloof, refusing to help them.
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Foreign invaders carried off their wealth
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and cast lots to divide up Jerusalem,
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but you acted like one of Israel's enemies.
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12. "You should not have gloated
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when they exiled your relatives to distant lands.
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You should not have rejoiced
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when the people of Judah suffered such misfortune.
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You should not have spoken arrogantly
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in that terrible time of trouble.
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13. You should not have plundered the land of Israel
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when they were suffering such calamity.
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You should not have gloated over their destruction
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when they were suffering such calamity.
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You should not have seized their wealth
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when they were suffering such calamity.
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14. You should not have stood at the crossroads,
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killing those who tried to escape.
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You should not have captured the survivors
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and handed them over in their terrible time of trouble.
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Edom Destroyed, Israel Restored
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15. "The day is near when I, the LORD,
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will judge all godless nations!
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As you have done to Israel,
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so it will be done to you.
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All your evil deeds
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will fall back on your own heads.
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16. Just as you swallowed up my people
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on my holy mountain,
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so you and the surrounding nations
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will swallow the punishment I pour out on you.
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Yes, all you nations will drink and stagger
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and disappear from history.
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17. "But Jerusalem will become a refuge for those who escape;
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it will be a holy place.
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And the people of Israel will come back
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to reclaim their inheritance.
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18. The people of Israel will be a raging fire,
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and Edom a field of dry stubble.
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The descendants of Joseph will be a flame
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roaring across the field, devouring everything.
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There will be no survivors in Edom.
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I, the LORD, have spoken!
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19. "Then my people living in the Negev
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will occupy the mountains of Edom.
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Those living in the foothills of Judah
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will possess the Philistine plains
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and take over the fields of Ephraim and Samaria.
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And the people of Benjamin
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will occupy the land of Gilead.
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20. The exiles of Israel will return to their land
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and occupy the Phoenician coast as far north as Zarephath.
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The captives from Jerusalem exiled in the north
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will return home and resettle the towns of the Negev.
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21. Those who have been rescued will go up to Mount Zion in Jerusalem
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to rule over the mountains of Edom.
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And the LORD himself will be king!"
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