Obadiah 1:6

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Obadiah 1:6

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Berean Standard Bible

But how Esau will be pillaged, his hidden treasures sought out!

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KJV

King James Version

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

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WEB

World English Bible

How Esau will be ransacked! How his hidden treasures are sought out!

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ASV

American Standard Version

How are [the things of] Esau searched! how are his hidden treasures sought out!

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Obadiah 1

⁴ Though you soar like the eagle and make your nest among the stars, even from there I will bring you down,” declares the LORD.

⁵ “If thieves came to you, if robbers by night—oh, how you will be ruined—would they not steal only what they wanted? If grape gatherers came to you, would they not leave some gleanings?

⁶ But how Esau will be pillaged, his hidden treasures sought out!

⁷ All the men allied with you will drive you to the border; the men at peace with you will deceive and overpower you. Those who eat your bread will set a trap for you without your awareness of it.

⁸ In that day, declares the LORD, will I not destroy the wise men of Edom and the men of understanding in the mountains of Esau?

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