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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"):
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"Behold, I will make you small among the nations; You shall be greatly despised.
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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?'
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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.
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"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?
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"Oh, how Esau shall be searched out! How his hidden treasures shall be sought after!
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All the men in your confederacy Shall force you to the border; The men at peace with you Shall deceive you and prevail against you. Those who eat your bread shall lay a trap for you. No one is aware of it.
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"Will I not in that day," says the Lord, "Even destroy the wise men from Edom, And understanding from the mountains of Esau?