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The Destruction of Edom

Obadiah 1:6

In 11 translations

BSB
But how Esau will be pillaged, his hidden treasures sought out!
KJV
How are the things of Esau searched out! how are his hidden things sought up!
WEB
How Esau will be ransacked! How his hidden treasures are sought out!
ASV
How are the things of Esau searched! how are his hidden treasures sought out!
LSV
How has Esau been searched out! His hidden things have flowed out,
YLT
How hath Esau been searched out! Flowed out have his hidden things,
DBY
How is Esau searched! his hidden things sought out!
DRC
How have they searched Esau, how have they sought out his hidden things?
GNV
Howe are the things of Esau sought vp, and his treasures searched?
JPS
How is Esau searched out! How are his hidden places sought out!
LXXE
How has Esau been searched out, and how have his hidden things been detected?

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Original-language editions

WLC
אֵ֚יךְ נֶחְפְּשׂ֣וּ עֵשָׂ֔ו נִבְע֖וּ מַצְפֻּנָֽיו׃
LXX-Br
Πῶς ἐξηρευνήθη Ἡσαῦ, καὶ κατελήφθη τὰ κεκρυμμένα αὐτοῦ;

Who and where

👤 Esau (Edom)◆ Prophecies of Obadiah

People, places and events the Theographic dataset links to this verse.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

  • Jeremiah 49:10But I will strip Esau bare; I will uncover his hiding places, and he will be unable to conceal himself. His descendants will be destroyed along with his relatives and neighbors, and he will be no more.
  • Psalms 139:1O LORD, You have searched me and known me.
  • Daniel 2:22He reveals the deep and hidden things; He knows what lies in darkness, and light dwells with Him.
  • Matthew 6:19–20Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where…
  • Isaiah 10:13–14For he says: ‘By the strength of my hand I have done this, and by my wisdom, for I am clever. I have removed the boundaries of nations and plundered their treasures; like a mighty one I subdued their rulers. My hand…
  • Jeremiah 50:37A sword is against her horses and chariots and against all the foreigners in her midst, and they will become like women. A sword is against her treasuries, and they will be plundered.
  • Isaiah 45:3I will give you the treasures of darkness and the riches hidden in secret places, so that you may know that I am the LORD, the God of Israel, who calls you by name.

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