1 The vision of Obadiah.Thus says the Lord God concerning Edom(We have heard a report from the Lord,And a messenger has been sent among the nations, saying,“Arise, and let us rise up against her for battle”):
2 “Behold, I will make you small among the nations;You shall be greatly despised.
3 The pride of your heart has deceived you,You who dwell in the clefts of the rock,Whose habitation is high;You who say in your heart, ‘Who will bring me down to the ground?’
4 Though you ascend as high as the eagle,And though you set your nest among the stars,From there I will bring you down,” says the Lord.
5 “If thieves had come to you,If robbers by night—Oh, how you will be cut off!—Would they not have stolen till they had enough?If grape-gatherers had come to you,Would they not have left some gleanings?
6 “Oh, how Esau shall be searched out!How his hidden treasures shall be sought after!
7 All the men in your confederacyShall force you to the border;The men at peace with youShall deceive you and prevail against you.Those who eat your bread shall lay a trap for you.No one is aware of it.