Obadiah 1:18
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And the house of Jacob shall be a fire, and the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau for stubble, and they shall kindle in them, and devour them; and there shall not be any remaining of the house of Esau; for the Lord hath spoken it.Then the house of Jacob will be a blazing fire, and the house of Joseph a burning flame; but the house of Esau will be stubble— Jacob will set it ablaze and consume it. Therefore no survivor will remain from the house of Esau.” For the LORD has spoken.
In other translations
And the house of Jacob shall be a fire, and the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau for stubble, and they shall kindle in them, and devour them; and there shall not be any remaining of the house of Esau; for the Lord hath spoken it.Then the house of Jacob will be a blazing fire, and the house of Joseph a burning flame; but the house of Esau will be stubble— Jacob will set it ablaze and consume it. Therefore no survivor will remain from the house of Esau.” For the LORD has spoken.
Hebrew words
וְהָיָהvehayahand it will beH1961בֵית־veit-[the] house ofH1004יַעֲקֹבya'akoJacobH3290אֵשׁ'esha fireH784וּבֵיתuveitand [the] house ofH1004יוֹסֵףyosefJosephH3130לֶהָבָהlehavah[will be] a flameH3852וּבֵיתuveitand [the] house ofH1004עֵשָׂו'esavEsauH6215לְקַשׁlekash[will become] <into> stubbleH7179וְדָלְקוּvedalkuand they will burnH1814בָהֶםvahem<in> themוַאֲכָלוּםva'akhalumand they will consume themH398וְלֹא־velo'-and notH3808יִהְיֶהyihyehhe will belongH1961שָׂרִידsarida survivorH8300לְבֵיתleveitto [the] house ofH1004עֵשָׂו'esavEsauH6215כִּיkiforH3588יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068דִּבֵּר׃diberhe has spokenH1696
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- Micah 5:8And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles in the midst of many people as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion among the flocks of sheep: who, if he go through, both treadeth down, and teareth in pieces, and none can deliver.Then the remnant of Jacob will be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, like a lion among the beasts of the forest, like a young lion among flocks of sheep, which tramples and tears as it passes through, with no one to rescue them.
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- 1 Corinthians 3:12Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;If anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, or straw,
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- 2 Samuel 19:20For thy servant doth know that I have sinned: therefore, behold, I am come the first this day of all the house of Joseph to go down to meet my lord the king.For your servant knows that I have sinned, so here I am today as the first of all the house of Joseph to come down to meet my lord the king.”
- Joel 2:5Like the noise of chariots on the tops of mountains shall they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array.With a sound like that of chariots they bound over the mountaintops, like the crackling of fire consuming stubble, like a mighty army deployed for battle.
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