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Obadiah 1— explore original Hebrew and Greek words with Strong's concordance.

Verse 1

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0חֲז֖וֹןḥă·zō·wnThe visionH2377
1עֹֽבַדְיָ֑ה.‘ō·ḇaḏ·yāh;of ObadiahH5662
2כֹּֽה־kōh-ThusH3541
3אָמַר֩’ā·marsaysH0559
4אֲדֹנָ֨י’ă·ḏō·nāythe LordH0136
5יְהוִ֜הYah·wehfrom YahwehH3068
6לֶאֱד֗וֹםle·’ĕ·ḏō·wm,concerning EdomH0123
7שְׁמוּעָ֨הšə·mū·‘āha reportH8052
8שָׁמַ֜עְנוּšā·ma‘·nūwe have heardH8085
9מֵאֵ֤תmê·’êṯfromH0853
10יְהוָה֙Yah·wehYahwehH3069
11וְצִיר֙wə·ṣîrand a messengerH6735
12בַּגּוֹיִ֣םbag·gō·w·yimamong the nationsH1471
13שֻׁלָּ֔חšul·lāḥ,has been sent [to say]H7971
14ק֛וּמוּqū·mūAriseH6965
15וְנָק֥וּמָהwə·nā·qū·māhand let us rise upH6965
16עָלֶיהָ‪‬‪‬‘ā·le·hāagainst herH5921
17לַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃.lam·mil·ḥā·māh.for battleH4421

Verse 2

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0הִנֵּ֥הhin·nêhBeholdH2009
1קָטֹ֛ןqā·ṭōnsmallH6996
2נְתַתִּ֖יךָnə·ṯat·tî·ḵāI will make youH5414
3בַּגּוֹיִ֑םbag·gō·w·yim;among the nationsH1471
4בָּז֥וּיbā·zuishall be despisedH0959
5אַתָּ֖ה’at·tāhYouH0859
6מְאֹֽד׃.mə·’ōḏ.greatlyH3966

Verse 3

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0זְד֤וֹןzə·ḏō·wnThe prideH2087
1לִבְּךָ֙lib·bə·ḵāof your heartH3820
2הִשִּׁיאֶ֔ךָhiš·šî·’e·ḵā,has deceived youH5377
3שֹׁכְנִ֥יšō·ḵə·nî[You] who dwellH7931
4בְחַגְוֵי־ḇə·ḥaḡ·wê-in the cleftsH2288
5סֶּ֖לַעse·la‘of the rockH5553
6מְר֣וֹםmə·rō·wmhighH4791
7שִׁבְתּ֑וֹšiḇ·tōw;Whose habitation isH7674
8אֹמֵ֣ר’ō·mêr[You] who sayH0559
9בְּלִבּ֔וֹbə·lib·bōw,in your heartH3820
10מִ֥יwhoH4310
11יוֹרִדֵ֖נִיyō·w·ri·ḏê·nîwill bring me downH3381
12אָֽרֶץ׃؟’ā·reṣ.to the groundH0776

Verse 4

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0אִם־’im-ThoughH0518
1תַּגְבִּ֣יהַּtaḡ·bî·ahyou ascend [as] highH1361
2כַּנֶּ֔שֶׁרkan·ne·šer,as the eagleH5404
3וְאִם־wə·’im-and thoughH0518
4בֵּ֥יןbênamongH0996
5כּֽוֹכָבִ֖יםkō·w·ḵā·ḇîmthe starsH3556
6שִׂ֣יםśîmyou setH7760
7קִנֶּ֑ךָqin·ne·ḵā;your nestH7064
8מִשָּׁ֥םmiš·šāmfrom thereH8033
9אוֹרִֽידְךָ֖’ō·w·rî·ḏə·ḵāwill I bring you downH3381
10נְאֻם־nə·’um-saysH5002
11יְהוָֽה׃.Yah·weh.YahwehH3068

Verse 5

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0אִם־’im-IfH0518
1גַּנָּבִ֤יםgan·nā·ḇîmthievesH1590
2בָּאֽוּ־bā·’ū-had comeH0935
3לְךָ֙lə·ḵāto you
4אִם־’im-ifH0518
5שׁ֣וֹדְדֵיšō·wḏ·ḏêrobbersH7703
6לַ֔יְלָהlay·lāh,by nightH3915
7אֵ֣יךְ’êḵOh howH0349
8נִדְמֵ֔יתָהniḏ·mê·ṯāh,you will be cut offH1820
9הֲל֥וֹאhă·lō·wwould notH3808
10יִגְנְב֖וּyiḡ·nə·ḇūthey have stolenH1589
11דַּיָּ֑ם؟day·yām;till they had enoughH1767
12אִם־’im-ifH0518
13בֹּֽצְרִים֙bō·ṣə·rîmgrape-gatherersH1219
14בָּ֣אוּbā·’ūhad comeH0935
15לָ֔ךְlāḵ,to you
16הֲל֖וֹאhă·lō·wwould notH3808
17יַשְׁאִ֥ירוּyaš·’î·rūthey have leftH7604
18עֹלֵלֽוֹת׃؟‘ō·lê·lō·wṯ.[some] gleaningsH5955

Verse 6

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0אֵ֚יךְ’êḵOh howH0349
1נֶחְפְּשׂ֣וּ!neḥ·pə·śūshall be searched outH2664
2עֵשָׂ֔ו‘ê·śāw,EsauH6215
3נִבְע֖וּ!niḇ·‘ū[How] shall be sought afterH1158
4מַצְפֻּנָֽיו׃.maṣ·pu·nāw.his hidden treasuresH4710

Verse 7

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0עַֽד־‘aḏ-ToH5704
1הַגְּב֣וּלhag·gə·ḇūlthe borderH1366
2שִׁלְּח֗וּךָšil·lə·ḥū·ḵā,shall force youH7971
3כֹּ֚לkōlallH3605
4אַנְשֵׁ֣י’an·šêthe men inH0582
5בְרִיתֶ֔ךָḇə·rî·ṯe·ḵā,your confederacyH1285
6הִשִּׁיא֛וּךָhiš·šî·’ū·ḵāshall deceive youH5377
7יָכְל֥וּyā·ḵə·lū[and] prevailH3201
8לְךָ֖lə·ḵāagainst you
9אַנְשֵׁ֣י’an·šêthe menH0582
10שְׁלֹמֶ֑ךָšə·lō·me·ḵā;at peace with youH7965
11לַחְמְךָ֗laḥ·mə·ḵā,[Those who eat] your breadH3899
12יָשִׂ֤ימוּyā·śî·mūshall layH7760
13מָזוֹר֙mā·zō·wra trapH4204
14תַּחְתֶּ֔יךָtaḥ·te·ḵā,for youH8478
15אֵ֥ין’ênNo oneH0369
16תְּבוּנָ֖הtə·ḇū·nāhis awareH8394
17בּֽוֹ׃.bōw.of it

Verse 8

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0הֲל֛וֹאhă·lō·wWill notH3808
1בַּיּ֥וֹםbay·yō·wmin dayH3117
2הַה֖וּאha·hūthatH1931
3נְאֻם־nə·’umsaysH5002
4יְהוָ֑הYah·weh;YahwehH3068
5וְהַאֲבַדְתִּ֤יwə·ha·’ă·ḇaḏ·tîand Even I destroyH0006
6חֲכָמִים֙ḥă·ḵā·mîmthe wise [men]H2450
7מֵֽאֱד֔וֹםmê·’ĕ·ḏō·wm,from EdomH0123
8וּתְבוּנָ֖הū·ṯə·ḇū·nāhand understandingH8394
9מֵהַ֥רmê·harfrom the mountainsH2022
10עֵשָֽׂו׃؟‘ê·śāw.of EsauH6215

Verse 9

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וְחַתּ֥וּwə·ḥat·tūand shall be dismayedH2865
1גִבּוֹרֶ֖יךָḡib·bō·w·re·ḵāyour mighty menH1368
2תֵּימָ֑ןtê·mān;TemanH8487
3לְמַ֧עַןlə·ma·‘anto the end thatH4616
4יִכָּֽרֶת־yik·kā·reṯ-May be cut offH3772
5אִ֛ישׁ’îševeryoneH0376
6מֵהַ֥רmê·harfrom the mountainsH2022
7עֵשָׂ֖ו‘ê·śāwof EsauH6215
8מִקָּֽטֶל׃.miq·qā·ṭel.by slaughterH6993

Verse 10

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0מֵחֲמַ֛סmê·ḥă·masFor violenceH2555
1אָחִ֥יךָ’ā·ḥî·ḵāagainst your brotherH0251
2יַעֲקֹ֖בya·‘ă·qōḇJacobH3290
3תְּכַסְּךָ֣tə·ḵas·sə·ḵāshall cover youH3680
4בוּשָׁ֑הḇū·šāh;ShameH0955
5וְנִכְרַ֖תָּwə·niḵ·ra·tāand you shall be cut offH3772
6לְעוֹלָֽם׃.lə·‘ō·w·lām.foreverH5769

Verse 11

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0בְּיוֹם֙bə·yō·wmIn the dayH3117
1עֲמָֽדְךָ֣‘ă·mā·ḏə·ḵāthat you stoodH5975
2מִנֶּ֔גֶדmin·ne·ḡeḏ,on the other sideH5048
3בְּי֛וֹםbə·yō·wmin the dayH3117
4שְׁב֥וֹתšə·ḇō·wṯthat carried captiveH7617
5זָרִ֖יםzā·rîmstrangersH2114
6חֵיל֑וֹḥê·lōw;his forcesH2428
7וְנָכְרִ֞יםwə·nā·ḵə·rîmand when foreignersH5237
8בָּ֣אוּbā·’ūenteredH0935
9[שערו]ša·‘ă·rōw-
10(שְׁעָרָ֗יו)šə·‘ā·rāw,his gatesH8179
11וְעַל־wə·‘al-and forH5921
12יְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙yə·rū·šā·limJerusalemH3389
13יַדּ֣וּyad·dūcastH3032
14גוֹרָ֔לḡō·w·rāl,lotsH1486
15גַּם־gam-EvenH1571
16אַתָּ֖ה’at·tāhyou [were]H0859
17כְּאַחַ֥דkə·’a·ḥaḏas oneH0259
18מֵהֶֽם׃.mê·hem.of themH1992

Verse 12

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וְאַל־wə·’al-But notH0408
1תֵּ֤רֶאtê·reyou should have gazedH7200
2בְיוֹם־ḇə·yō·wm-on the day ofH3117
3אָחִ֙יךָ֙’ā·ḥî·ḵāyour brotherH0251
4בְּי֣וֹםbə·yō·wmin the dayH3117
5נָכְר֔וֹnā·ḵə·rōw,of his captivityH5237
6וְאַל־wə·’al-norH0408
7תִּשְׂמַ֥חtiś·maḥshould you have rejoicedH8055
8לִבְנֵֽי־liḇ·nê-over the sonsH1121
9יְהוּדָ֖הyə·hū·ḏāhof JudahH3063
10בְּי֣וֹםbə·yō·wmin the dayH3117
11אָבְדָ֑ם’ā·ḇə·ḏām;of their destructionH0006
12וְאַל־wə·’al-norH0408
13תַּגְדֵּ֥לtaḡ·dêlshould have spoken proudlyH1431
14פִּ֖יךָpî·ḵāyouH6310
15בְּי֥וֹםbə·yō·wmin the dayH3117
16צָרָֽה׃.ṣā·rāh.of distressH6869

Verse 13

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0אַל־’al-NotH0408
1תָּב֤וֹאtā·ḇō·wYou should have enteredH0935
2בְשַֽׁעַר־ḇə·ša·‘ar-the gateH8179
3עַמִּי֙‘am·mîof My peopleH5971
4בְּי֣וֹםbə·yō·wmin the dayH3117
5אֵידָ֔ם’ê·ḏām,of their calamityH0343
6אַל־’al-notH0408
7תֵּ֧רֶאtê·reshould have gazedH7200
8גַם־ḡam-indeedH1571
9אַתָּ֛ה’at·tāhyouH0859
10בְּרָעָת֖וֹbə·rā·‘ā·ṯōwon their afflictionH7451
11בְּי֣וֹםbə·yō·wmin the dayH3117
12אֵיד֑וֹ’ê·ḏōw;of their calamityH0343
13וְאַל־wə·’al-norH0408
14תִּשְׁלַ֥חְנָהtiš·laḥ·nāhlaid [hands]H7971
15בְחֵיל֖וֹḇə·ḥê·lōwon their substanceH2428
16בְּי֥וֹםbə·yō·wmin the dayH3117
17אֵידֽוֹ׃’ê·ḏōw.of their calamityH0343

Verse 14

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וְאַֽל־wə·’al-and notH0408
1תַּעֲמֹד֙ta·‘ă·mōḏYou should have stoodH5975
2עַל־‘al-atH5921
3הַפֶּ֔רֶקhap·pe·req,the crossroadsH6563
4לְהַכְרִ֖יתlə·haḵ·rîṯto cut offH3772
5אֶת־’eṯ--H0853
6פְּלִיטָ֑יוpə·lî·ṭāw;those among them who escapedH6412
7וְאַל־wə·’al-norH0408
8תַּסְגֵּ֥רtas·gêrshould you have delivered upH5462
9שְׂרִידָ֖יוśə·rî·ḏāwthose among them who remainedH8300
10בְּי֥וֹםbə·yō·wmin the dayH3117
11צָרָֽה׃.ṣā·rāh.of distressH6869

Verse 15

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0כִּֽי־kî-ForH3588
1קָר֥וֹבqā·rō·wḇ[is] nearH7138
2יוֹם־yō·wm-the dayH3117
3יְהוָ֖הYah·wehof YahwehH3068
4עַל־‘al-uponH5921
5כָּל־kāl-allH3605
6הַגּוֹיִ֑ם.hag·gō·w·yim;the nationsH1471
7כַּאֲשֶׁ֤רka·’ă·šerAsH0834
8עָשִׂ֙יתָ֙‘ā·śî·ṯāyou have doneH6213
9יֵעָ֣שֶׂהyê·‘ā·śehit shall be doneH6213
10לָּ֔ךְlāḵ,to you
11גְּמֻלְךָ֖gə·mul·ḵāYour reprisalH1576
12יָשׁ֥וּבyā·šūḇshall returnH7725
13בְּרֹאשֶֽׁךָ׃.bə·rō·še·ḵā.upon your own headH7218

Verse 16

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0כִּ֗יkî,ForH3588
1כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֤רka·’ă·šerasH0834
2שְׁתִיתֶם֙šə·ṯî·ṯemyou drankH8354
3עַל־‘al-onH5921
4הַ֣רharmountainH2022
5קָדְשִׁ֔יqāḏ·šîmy holyH6944
6יִשְׁתּ֥וּyiš·tū[So] shall drinkH8354
7כָֽל־ḵālallH3605
8הַגּוֹיִ֖םhag·gō·w·yimthe nationsH1471
9תָּמִ֑ידtā·mîḏ;continuallyH8548
10וְשָׁת֣וּwə·šā·ṯūand Yes they shall drinkH8354
11וְלָע֔וּwə·lā·‘ū,and swallowH3886
12וְהָי֖וּwə·hā·yūand they shall beH1961
13כְּל֥וֹאkə·lō·was though neverH3808
14הָיֽוּ׃.hā·yū.they had beenH1961

Verse 17

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וּבְהַ֥רū·ḇə·harBut on MountH2022
1צִיּ֛וֹןṣî·yō·wnZionH6726
2תִּהְיֶ֥הtih·yehthere shall beH1961
3פְלֵיטָ֖הp̄ə·lê·ṭāhdeliveranceH6413
4וְהָ֣יָהwə·hā·yāhand there shall beH1961
5קֹ֑דֶשׁqō·ḏeš;holinessH6944
6וְיָֽרְשׁוּ֙wə·yā·rə·šūand shall possessH3423
7בֵּ֣יתbêṯthe houseH1004
8יַֽעֲקֹ֔בya·‘ă·qōḇ,of JacobH3290
9אֵ֖ת’êṯ-H0853
10מוֹרָֽשֵׁיהֶם׃‪‬.mō·w·rā·šê·hemtheir possessionsH4180

Verse 18

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וְהָיָה֩wə·hā·yāhAnd shall beH1961
1בֵית־ḇêṯ-the houseH1004
2יַעֲקֹ֨בya·‘ă·qōḇof JacobH3290
3אֵ֜שׁ’êša fireH0784
4וּבֵ֧יתū·ḇêṯand the houseH1004
5יוֹסֵ֣ףyō·w·sêp̄of JosephH3130
6לֶהָבָ֗הle·hā·ḇāh,a flameH3852
7וּבֵ֤יתū·ḇêṯbut the houseH1004
8עֵשָׂו֙‘ê·śāwof EsauH6215
9לְקַ֔שׁlə·qaš,[shall be] stubbleH7179
10וְדָלְק֥וּwə·ḏā·lə·qūand they shall kindleH1814
11בָהֶ֖םḇā·hemthem
12וַאֲכָל֑וּםwa·’ă·ḵā·lūm;and devour themH0398
13וְלֹֽא־wə·lō-and noH3808
14יִֽהְיֶ֤הyih·yehshall [remain]H1961
15שָׂרִיד֙śā·rîḏsurvivorH8300
16לְבֵ֣יתlə·ḇêṯof the houseH1004
17עֵשָׂ֔ו‘ê·śāw,of EsauH6215
18כִּ֥יforH3588
19יְהוָ֖הYah·wehYahwehH3068
20דִּבֵּֽר׃.dib·bêr.has spokenH1696

Verse 19

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וְיָרְשׁ֨וּwə·yā·rə·šūAnd shall possessH3423
1הַנֶּ֜גֶבhan·ne·ḡeḇthe NegevH5045
2אֶת־’eṯ--H0853
3הַ֣רharthe mountainsH2022
4עֵשָׂ֗ו‘ê·śāw,of EsauH6215
5וְהַשְּׁפֵלָה֙wə·haš·šə·p̄ê·lāhand the Lowland [shall possess]H8219
6אֶת־’eṯ--H0853
7פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpə·liš·tîm,[the land of the] PhilistinesH6430
8וְיָרְשׁוּ֙wə·yā·rə·šūand they shall possessH3423
9אֶת־’eṯ--H0853
10שְׂדֵ֣הśə·ḏêhthe fieldsH7704
11אֶפְרַ֔יִם’ep̄·ra·yim,of EphraimH0669
12וְאֵ֖תwə·’êṯandH0853
13שְׂדֵ֣הśə·ḏêhthe fieldsH7704
14שֹׁמְר֑וֹןšō·mə·rō·wn;of SamariaH8111
15וּבִנְיָמִ֖ןū·ḇin·yā·minand Benjamin [shall possess]H1144
16אֶת־’eṯ--H0853
17הַגִּלְעָֽד׃.hag·gil·‘āḏ.GileadH1568

Verse 20

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וְגָלֻ֣תwə·ḡā·luṯAnd the captivesH1546
1הַֽחֵל־ha·ḥêl-of hostH2426
2הַ֠זֶּהhaz·zehthisH2088
3לִבְנֵ֨יliḇ·nêof the sonsH1121
4יִשְׂרָאֵ֤לyiś·rā·’êlof IsraelH3478
5אֲשֶֽׁר־’ă·šer-thatH0834
6כְּנַעֲנִים֙kə·na·‘ă·nîm[Shall possess the land] of the CanaanitesH3669
7עַד־‘aḏ-as far asH5704
8צָ֣רְפַ֔תṣā·rə·p̄aṯ,ZarephathH6886
9וְגָלֻ֥תwə·ḡā·luṯand the captivesH1546
10יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םyə·rū·šā·limof JerusalemH3389
11אֲשֶׁ֣ר’ă·šerwho areH0834
12בִּסְפָרַ֑דbis·p̄ā·raḏ;in SepharadH5614
13יִֽרְשׁ֕וּyir·šūshall possessH3423
14אֵ֖ת’êṯ-H0853
15עָרֵ֥י‘ā·rêthe citiesH5892
16הַנֶּֽגֶב׃.han·ne·ḡeḇ.of the NegevH5045

Verse 21

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וְעָל֤וּwə·‘ā·lūAnd shall comeH5927
1מֽוֹשִׁעִים֙mō·wō·ši·‘îmsaviorsH3467
2בְּהַ֣רbə·harto MountH2022
3צִיּ֔וֹןṣî·yō·wn,ZionH6726
4לִשְׁפֹּ֖טliš·pōṭto judgeH8199
5אֶת־’eṯ--H0853
6הַ֣רharthe mountainsH2022
7עֵשָׂ֑ו‘ê·śāw;of EsauH6215
8וְהָיְתָ֥הwə·hā·yə·ṯāhand shall beH1961
9לַֽיהוָ֖הYah·wehof YahwehH3068
10הַמְּלוּכָֽה׃.ham·mə·lū·ḵāh.the kingdomH4410

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