1. The Lord God gave Obadiaha message about Edom,and this is what we heard:“I, the Lord, have senta messengerwith orders for the nationsto attack Edom.”
2. The Lord said to Edom:I will make you the weakestand most despised nation.
3. You live in a mountain fortress,because your pridemakes you feel safe from attack,but you are mistaken.
4. I will still bring you down,even if you fly higherthan an eagleor nest among the stars.I, the Lord, have spoken!
5. If thieves break in at night,they stealonly what they want.And people who harvest grapesalways leave some unpicked.But, Edom, you are doomed!
6. Everything you treasure mostwill be taken from you.
7. Your allies can't be trusted.They will force you outof your own country.Your best friendswill trick and trap you,even before you know it.
8. Edom, when this happens,I, the Lord, will destroyall your marvellous wisdom.
9. Warriors from the city of Temanwill be terrified,and you descendants of Esauwill be wiped out.
10. You were cruel to your relatives,the descendants of Jacob.Now you will be destroyed,disgraced for ever.
11. You stood there and watchedas foreigners entered Jerusalemand took what they wanted.In fact, you were no betterthan those foreigners.