Obadiah 1:1 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

The vision of Obadiah. Thus says the Lord God concerning Edom: We have heard a report from the Lord, and a messenger has been sent among the nations: “Rise up! Let us rise against it for battle!”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

THE VISION of Obadiah. Thus says the Lord God concerning Edom: We have heard tidings from the Lord, and an ambassador is sent forth among the nations [saying], Arise, and let us rise up against [Edom] for battle! [Ps. 137:7; Isa. 34:1-15; 63:1-6; Jer. 49:7-22; Ezek. 25:8-14.]

American Standard Version (1901)

The vision of Obadiah. Thus saith the Lord Jehovah concerning Edom: We have heard tidings from Jehovah, and an ambassador is sent among the nations, saying, Arise ye, and let us rise up against her in battle.

Common English Bible

The vision of Obadiah. The LORD God proclaims concerning Edom: We have heard a message from the LORD— a messenger has been sent among the nations: “Rise up! Let us rise against her for battle!”

Catholic Public Domain Version

The vision of Obadiah. Thus says the Lord God to Edom: We have heard a report from the Lord, and he has sent an envoy to the nations: "Arise, and let us together rise up in battle against him."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

The vision of Abdias. Thus saith the Lord God to Edom: We have heard a rumour from the Lord, and he hath sent an ambassador to the nations: Arise, and let us rise up to battle against him.

Obadiah 1:1 Cross References

Genesis 25:30

Esau said to Jacob, “Let me eat some of that red stuff, for I am famished!” (Therefore he was called Edom.)

Genesis 36:8

So Esau settled in the hill country of Seir; Esau is Edom.

Genesis 36:9

These are the descendants of Esau, ancestor of the Edomites, in the hill country of Seir.

Psalm 137:7

Remember, O Lord, against the Edomites the day of Jerusalem’s fall, how they said, “Tear it down! Tear it down! Down to its foundations!”

Isaiah 21:11

The oracle concerning Dumah. One is calling to me from Seir, “Sentinel, what of the night? Sentinel, what of the night?”

Isaiah 21:12

The sentinel says: “Morning comes and also the night. If you will inquire, inquire; come back again.”

Isaiah 30:4

For though his officials are at Zoan and his envoys reach Hanes,

Jeremiah 25:17

So I took the cup from the Lord’s hand and made all the nations to whom the Lord sent me drink it:

Jeremiah 25:21

Edom, Moab, and the Ammonites;

Jeremiah 51:46

Do not be fainthearted or fearful at the rumors heard in the land— one year one rumor comes, the next year another, rumors of violence in the land and of ruler against ruler.

Ezekiel 35:1

The word of the Lord came to me:

Joel 3:19

Egypt shall become a desolation and Edom a desolate wilderness, because of the violence done to the people of Judah, in whose land they have shed innocent blood.

Micah 2:13

The one who breaks out will go up before them; they will break through and pass the gate, going out by it. Their king will pass on before them, the Lord at their head.

Matthew 24:6

And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars; see that you are not alarmed, for this must take place, but the end is not yet.

Mark 13:7

When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed; this must take place, but the end is still to come.