Obadiah 1 · Verse 6

Obadiah 1:6

How are the things of Esau searched out! how are his hidden things sought up!
Obadiah 1:6, King James Version

Obadiah 1:6 in other translations

BSBBut how Esau will be pillaged, his hidden treasures sought out!
WEBHow Esau will be ransacked! How his hidden treasures are sought out!
ASVHow are the things of Esau searched! how are his hidden treasures sought out!
YLTHow hath Esau been searched out! Flowed out have his hidden things,
DARBYHow is Esau searched! his hidden things sought out!
BBEHow are the things of Esau searched out! how are his secret stores looked for!
WebsterHow are the things of Esau searched out! how are his hidden things sought!

What does Obadiah 1:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
6. How are the things of Esau searched out!--by hostile soldiers seeking booty. Compare with Ob 5, 6 here, Jr 49:9, 10. hidden things--or "places." Edom abounded in such hiding-places, as caves, clefts in the rock, &c. None of these would be left unexplored by the foe.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Obadiah 1:1-16

This prophecy is against Edom. Its destruction seems to have been typical, as their father Esau's rejection; and to refer to the destruction of the enemies of the gospel church. See the prediction of the success of that war; Edom shall be spoiled, and brought down. All the enemies of God's church shall be disappointed in the things they stay themselves on. God can easily lay those low who magnify and exalt…

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Obadiah 1:6 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.

אֵ֚יךְ'eikhhow!H349
נֶחְפְּשׂ֣וּnech.pe.Suthey will be plunderedH2664
עֵשָׂ֔ו'e.SavEsauH6215
נִבְע֖וּniv.'Uthey will be searched outH1158
מַצְפֻּנָֽיו\׃matz.pu.Navhidden treasures itsH4710

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Cross references for Obadiah 1:6

  • Jeremiah 49:10

    But I have made Esau bare, I have uncovered his secret places, and he shall not be able to hide himself: his seed is spoiled, and his brethren, and his neighbours, and he is not.

  • Psalms 139:1

    To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. O Lord, thou hast searched me, and known me.

  • Matthew 6:19-20

    Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:

  • Daniel 2:22

    He revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him.

  • Jeremiah 50:37

    A sword is upon their horses, and upon their chariots, and upon all the mingled people that are in the midst of her; and they shall become as women: a sword is upon her treasures; and they shall be robbed.

  • Isaiah 45:3

    And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I, the Lord, which call thee by thy name, am the God of Israel.

  • Isaiah 10:13-14

    For he saith, By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom; for I am prudent: and I have removed the bounds of the people, and have robbed their treasures, and I have put down the inhabitants like a valiant man: And my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the people: and as one gathereth eggs that are left, have I gathered all the earth; and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or peeped.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
are the.
Ps 139:1; Isa 10:13,14; 45:3; Jer 49:10; 50:37; Mt 6:19,20
how are his.
Da 2:22

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Context

  • Obadiah 1:5

    If thieves came to thee, if robbers by night, (how art thou cut off!) would they not have stolen till they had enough? if the grapegatherers came to thee, would they not leave some grapes?

  • Obadiah 1:6

    How are the things of Esau searched out! how are his hidden things sought up!

  • Obadiah 1:7

    All the men of thy confederacy have brought thee even to the border: the men that were at peace with thee have deceived thee, and prevailed against thee; they that eat thy bread have laid a wound under thee: there is none understanding in him.

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Obadiah 1:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
¡Cómo fueron escudriñadas las cosas de Esaú! sus cosas escondidas fueron buscadas.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Comme Ésaü est fouillé! comme ses choses cachées sont mises à découvert!
German
Elberfelder 1871
Wie sind die von Esau durchsucht, ausgeforscht ihre verborgenen Schätze!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Quomodo scrutati sunt Esau; investigaverunt abscondita ejus?