Obadiah 1:6

How have the things of Esau been searched out! his treasures been sought up!

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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

In Context

5If, thieves, had come to thee, if robbers by night—how ruined thou art! Would they not have stolen what sufficed them? If, grape-gatherers, had come to thee, Would they not have left gleanings?

7Up to the boundary, have they sent thee—All thy covenant men, they have deceived thee, prevailed against thee—the men thou wast wont to salute,—The partakers of thy bread, have put a net under thee—No understanding in him!

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Cross References

Psalms 139:1O Yahweh! thou hast searched me, and observed:

Isaiah 45:3Then will I give thee The treasures of darkness, Even the hoards of hidden places,—That thou mayest get to know That I—Yahweh, who am calling thee by thy name, am the God of Israel.

Jeremiah 50:37A sword, is against his horses and against his chariots and, against all the rabble that are in her midst And they shall become women,—A sword, is against her treasures And they shall be made a prey:

Matthew 6:19Be not laying up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where, moth and rust, do tarnish, and where, thieves, dig through and steal;

Matthew Henry on Obadiah 1:2-10

The Doom of Edom. ( b. c. 587.) 1 The vision of Obadiah. Thus saith the Lord God concerning Edom; We have heard a rumour from the Lord , and an ambassador is sent among the heathen, Arise ye, and let us rise up against her in battle. 2 Behold, I have made thee small among the heathen: thou art greatly despised. 3 The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground? 4 Though thou exalt… Read the whole commentary →

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