Obadiah 1:5

Contemporary English Version 1995

If thieves break in at night, they steal only what they want. And people who harvest grapes always leave some unpicked. But, Edom, you are doomed!

Cross References

Jeremiah 49:9

People who harvest grapes leave some for the poor. Thieves who break in at night take only what they want.

Deuteronomy 24:21

And when you pick your grapes, go over the vines only once, then let the poor have what is left.

Isaiah 17:6

It will be like an olive tree beaten with a stick, leaving two or three olives or maybe four or five on the highest or most fruitful branches. The Lord God of Israel has promised this.

Zephaniah 2:15

This is the glorious city that felt secure and said, “I am the only one!” Now it's merely ruins, a home for wild animals. Every passerby simply sneers and makes vulgar signs.

Micah 7:1

I feel so empty inside— like someone starving for grapes or figs, after the vines and trees have all been picked clean.

Lamentations 1:1

Jerusalem, once so crowded, lies deserted and lonely. This city that was known all over the world is now like a widow. This queen of the nations has been made a slave.

Jeremiah 50:23

Babylonia was a hammer pounding every country, but now it lies broken. What a shock to the nations of the world!

Isaiah 24:13

Nations will be stripped bare, like olive trees or vineyards after the harvest season.

Isaiah 14:12

You, the bright morning star, have fallen from the sky! You brought down other nations; now you are brought down.

2 Samuel 1:19

Israel, your famous hero lies dead on the hills, and your mighty warriors have fallen!

Revelation 18:10

Her sufferings will frighten them, and they will stand at a distance and say, “Pity that great and powerful city! Pity Babylon! In a single hour her judgment has come.”

Jeremiah 6:9

I will tell your enemies to leave your nation bare like a vine stripped of grapes. I, the Lord All-Powerful, have spoken.

Obadiah 1:9

Warriors from the city of Teman will be terrified, and you descendants of Esau will be wiped out.