Obadiah 1 · Verse 18

Obadiah 1:18

And the house of Jacob shall be a fire, and the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau for stubble, and they shall kindle in them, and devour them; and there shall not be any remaining of the house of Esau; for the Lord hath spoken it.
Obadiah 1:18, King James Version

Obadiah 1:18 in other translations

BSBThen the house of Jacob will be a blazing fire, and the house of Joseph a burning flame; but the house of Esau will be stubble— Jacob will set it ablaze and consume it. Therefore no survivor will remain from the house of Esau.” For the LORD has spoken.
WEBThe house of Jacob will be a fire, the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau for stubble. They will burn among them and devour them. There will not be any remaining to the house of Esau.” Indeed, the LORD has spoken.
ASVAnd the house of Jacob shall be a fire, and the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau for stubble, and they shall burn among them, and devour them; and there shall not be any remaining to the house of Esau; for Jehovah hath spoken it.
YLTAnd the house of Jacob hath been a fire, And the house of Joseph a flame, And the house of Esau for stubble, And they have burned among them, And they have consumed them, And there is not a remnant to the house of Esau, For Jehovah hath spoken.
DARBYAnd the house of Jacob shall be a fire, and the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau for stubble; and they shall kindle in them and devour them; and there shall not be any remaining of the house of Esau: for Jehovah hath spoken it.
BBEAnd the children of Jacob will be a fire and those of Joseph a flame, and the children of Esau dry stems of grass, burned up by them till all is gone: and there will be no people living in Esau; for the Lord has said it.
WebsterAnd the house of Jacob shall be a fire, and the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau for stubble, and they shall kindle in them, and devour them; and there shall not be any remaining of the house of Esau; for the LORD hath spoken it.

What does Obadiah 1:18 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
18. fire--See the same figure, Nu 21:28; Is 5:24; 10:17. house of Jacob ... Joseph--that is, the two kingdoms, Judah and Ephraim or Israel [Jerome]. The two shall form one kingdom, their former feuds being laid aside (Is 11:12, 13; 37:22-28; Jr 3:18; Ho 1:11). The Jews returned with some of the Israelites from Babylon; and, under John Hyrcanus, so subdued and, compelling them to be circumcised, incorporated the Idumeans with themselves that they formed part of the nation [Josephus, Antiquities, 13.17; 12.11]. This was but an earnest of the future union of Israel and Judah in the possession of the enlarged land as one kingdom (Eze 37:16, &c.). stubble--(Mal 4:1).

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 18 The house of Jacob shall be a fire - After their return from captivity, the Jews, called here the house of Jacob and the house of Joseph, did break out as a flame upon the Idumeans; they reduced them into slavery; and obliged them to receive circumcision, and practise the rites of the Jewish religion. See 1 Maccabees 5:3, etc.; 2 Maccabees 10:15-23; and Josephus Antiq., lib. 13 c. 17. There shall not be any remaining - As a people and a nation they shall be totally destroyed. This is the meaning; it does not signify that every individual shall be destroyed.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Obadiah 1:17-21

There should be deliverance and holiness at Jerusalem, and the house of Jacob would again occupy their possessions. Much of this prophecy was fulfilled when the Jews returned to their own land. But the salvation and holiness of the gospel, its spread, and the conversion of the Gentiles, seem also to be intended, especially the restoration of Israel, the destruction of antichrist, and the prosperous state of the…

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Obadiah 1:18 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְהָיָה֩ve.ha.Yahand it will beH1961
בֵית\־veit-[the] house ofH1004
יַעֲקֹ֨בya.'a.KoJacobH3290
אֵ֜שׁ'esha fireH784
וּבֵ֧יתu.Veitand [the] house ofH1004
יוֹסֵ֣ףyo.SefJosephH3130
לֶהָבָ֗הle.ha.Vah[will be] a flameH3852
וּבֵ֤יתu.Veitand [the] house ofH1004
עֵשָׂו֙'e.SavEsauH6215
לְקַ֔שׁle.Kash[will become] <into> stubbleH7179
וְדָלְק֥וּve.dal.Kuand they will burnH1814
בָהֶ֖םva.Hem<in> them
וַאֲכָל֑וּםva.'a.kha.Lumand they will consume themH398
וְלֹֽא\־ve.lo'-and notH3808
יִֽהְיֶ֤הyih.Yehhe will belongH1961
שָׂרִיד֙sa.Rida survivorH8300
לְבֵ֣יתle.Veitto [the] house ofH1004
עֵשָׂ֔ו'e.SavEsauH6215
כִּ֥יkiforH3588
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068
דִּבֵּֽר\׃di.Berhe has spokenH1696

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Cross references for Obadiah 1:18

  • Zechariah 12:6

    In that day will I make the governors of Judah like an hearth of fire among the wood, and like a torch of fire in a sheaf; and they shall devour all the people round about, on the right hand and on the left: and Jerusalem shall be inhabited again in her own place, even in Jerusalem.

  • Isaiah 10:17

    And the light of Israel shall be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame: and it shall burn and devour his thorns and his briers in one day;

  • Micah 5:8

    And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles in the midst of many people as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion among the flocks of sheep: who, if he go through, both treadeth down, and teareth in pieces, and none can deliver.

  • Ezekiel 37:19

    Say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I will take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel his fellows, and will put them with him, even with the stick of Judah, and make them one stick, and they shall be one in mine hand.

  • Isaiah 5:24

    Therefore as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust: because they have cast away the law of the Lord of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.

  • Amos 5:15

    Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the Lord God of hosts will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph.

  • Isaiah 47:14

    Behold, they shall be as stubble; the fire shall burn them; they shall not deliver themselves from the power of the flame: there shall not be a coal to warm at, nor fire to sit before it.

  • Isaiah 31:9

    And he shall pass over to his strong hold for fear, and his princes shall be afraid of the ensign, saith the Lord, whose fire is in Zion, and his furnace in Jerusalem.

  • Obadiah 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.

  • Nahum 1:10

    For while they be folden together as thorns, and while they are drunken as drunkards, they shall be devoured as stubble fully dry.

  • 1 Corinthians 3:12

    Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;

  • Ezekiel 37:16

    Moreover, thou son of man, take thee one stick, and write upon it, For Judah, and for the children of Israel his companions: then take another stick, and write upon it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and for all the house of Israel his companions:

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shall be.
Isa 10:17; 31:9; Mic 5:8; Zec 12:6
the house of Joseph.
2Sa 19:20; Eze 37:16,19; Am 5:15; 6:6
for stubble.
Ps 83:6-15; Isa 5:24; 47:14; Joe 2:5; Na 1:10; 1Co 3:12
and there.
9,10,16

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Context

  • Obadiah 1:17

    But upon mount Zion shall be deliverance, and there shall be holiness; and the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions.

  • Obadiah 1:18

    And the house of Jacob shall be a fire, and the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau for stubble, and they shall kindle in them, and devour them; and there shall not be any remaining of the house of Esau; for the Lord hath spoken it.

  • Obadiah 1:19

    And they of the south shall possess the mount of Esau; and they of the plain the Philistines: and they shall possess the fields of Ephraim, and the fields of Samaria: and Benjamin shall possess Gilead.

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Obadiah 1:18 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y la casa de Jacob será fuego, y la casa de José será llama, y la casa de Esaú estopa, y los quemarán, y los consumirán; ni aun reliquia quedará en la casa de Esaú, porque Jehová lo habló.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et la maison de Jacob sera un feu, et la maison de Joseph, une flamme; et la maison d’Ésaü sera du chaume; et elles y mettront le feu et la dévoreront; et il n’y aura pas de reste de la maison d’Ésaü, car l’ Éternel a parlé.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und das Haus Jakob wird ein Feuer sein, und das Haus Joseph eine Flamme, und das Haus Esau zu Stoppeln; und sie werden unter ihnen brennen und sie verzehren. Und das Haus Esau wird keinen Übriggebliebenen haben, denn Jehova hat geredet.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et erit domus Jacob ignis, et domus Joseph flamma, et domus Esau stipula: et succendentur in eis, et devorabunt eos, et non erunt reliquiæ domus Esau, quia Dominus locutus est.