Obadiah 1:18

Bible › Obadiah › Chapter 1 › Verse 18

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

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

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People and places

People: Jacob, Joseph

Places: Edom

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