Obadiah 1:15

1:14 Neither shouldest thou have stood in the crossway, to cut off those of his that did escape; neither shouldest thou have delivered up those of his that did remain in the day of distress. delivered up: or, shut up

For the day of the LORD is near upon all the heathen: as thou hast done, it shall be done unto thee: thy reward shall return upon thine own head.

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For the day of Yahweh is near all the nations! As you have done, it will be done to you. Your deeds will return upon your own head.

For the day of the Lord is near upon all the heathen: as thou hast done, it shall be done unto thee: thy reward shall return upon thine own head.

For the day of the LORD is near on all the heathen: as you have done, it shall be done to you: your reward shall return on your own head.

1:16 For as ye have drunk upon my holy mountain, so shall all the heathen drink continually, yea, they shall drink, and they shall swallow down, and they shall be as though they had not been. swallow: or, sup up

What does Obadiah 1:15 mean?

Obadiah 1:15 is a verse in the book of Obadiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include יוֹם (yôwm), יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh), קָרוֹב (qârôwb). It connects to 2 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

Hebrew interlinear

For

the

dayיוֹםyôwm/yome/H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)

the

LORDיְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

nearקָרוֹבqârôwb/kaw-robe'/H7138near (in place, kindred or time)

upon

all

the

heathen:גּוֹיgôwy/go'-ee/H1471a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts

thou

hast

done,עָשָׂהʻâsâh/aw-saw'/H6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application

shall

doneעָשָׂהʻâsâh/aw-saw'/H6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application

unto

thee:

thy

rewardגְּמוּלgᵉmûwl/ghem-ool'/H1576treatment, i.e. an act (of good or ill); by implication, service or requital

shall

returnשׁוּבshûwb/shoob/H7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again

upon

thine

own

head.רֹאשׁrôʼsh/roshe/H7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)

Commentary on Obadiah 1:15

HENRY_FULL · Obadiah 1:15

Still God is justifying himself in the desolations he is about to bring upon Jerusalem; and very largely, in this chapter, he shows the prophet, and orders him to show the people, that he did but punish them as their sins deserved. In the foregoing chapter he had compared Jerusalem to an unfruitful vine, that was fit for nothing but the fire; in this chapter he compares it to an adulteress, that, in justice, ought to be abandoned and exposed, and he must therefore show the people their abominations, that they might see how little reason they had to complain of the judgments they were under. In this long discourse are set forth, I. The despicable and deplorable beginnings of that church and nation, ver. 3-5 . II. The many honours and favours God had bestowed upon them, ver. 6-14 . III. Their treacherous and ungrateful departures from him to the services and worship of idols, here represented by the most impudent whoredom, ver. 15-34 . IV. A threatening of terrible destroying judgments, which God would bring upon them for this sin, ver. 35-43 . V. An aggravation both of their sin and of their punishment, by comparison with Sodom and Samaria, ver. 44-59 . VI. A promise of mercy in the close, which God would show to a penitent remnant, ver. 60-63 . And this is designed for admonition to us. The Meanne

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Isaiah 58:1

Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins. aloud: Heb. with the throat

Hosea 8:1

Set the trumpet to thy mouth. He shall come as an eagle against the house of the LORD, because they have transgressed my covenant, and trespassed against my law. thy: Heb. the roof of thy

Topics

Edomites Jews, the Malice

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Obadiah 1:15.

Genesis 2:4

These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,

Genesis 3:14

And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:

Deuteronomy 4:7

For what nation is there so great, who hath God so nigh unto them, as the LORD our God is in all things that we call upon him for?

Genesis 1:16

And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also. to rule the day: Heb. for the rule of the day, etc.

Genesis 1:31

And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.

Genesis 11:4

And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.

Genesis 12:2

And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:

Genesis 2:18

And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. meet: Heb. as before him

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What does Obadiah 1:15 say?

Obadiah 1:15 (King James Version) reads: "For the day of the LORD is near upon all the heathen: as thou hast done, it shall be done unto thee: thy reward shall return upon thine own head."

Is Obadiah 1:15 in the Old or New Testament?

Obadiah 1:15 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Obadiah.

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