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vision of Obadiah.


 * HUS 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.
 * Behold, I have made thee small among the heathen:
 * Thou art greatly despised.
 * 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?
 * Though thou exalt thyself as the eagle,
 * And though thou set thy nest among the stars,
 * Thence will I bring thee down, saith the Lord.
 * If thieves came to thee, if robbers by night, (how art thou cut off!)
 * Would they not have stolen till they had enough?
 * If the grapegatherers came to thee,
 * Would they not leave some grapes?
 * How are the things of Esau searched out!
 * How are his hidden things sought up!
 * All the men of thy confederacy have brought thee even to the border: